Elliott Erwitt
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Elliott Erwitt is a world-renowned advertising and journalistic photographer. He is best known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings -- the master of the "indecisive moment".
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A Few Notable Photographs
- USA, New York City, 1946 - Streetlevel shot comparing the size of a woman's feet to a sweatered chihuahua.
- USA, North Carolina, Segregated Water Fountains, 1950.
- USA, New York City, 1953 - Image of Erwitt's wife looking at their baby on a bed lit by window light.
- USA, NYC, Felix, Gladys, and Rover, 1974 - Image of a woman's booted feet between that of a great dane's legs and a little chihuahua.
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Books
- Photographs and Anti-Photographs, 1972.
- Observations on American Architecture, 1972.
- Elliott Erwitt: The Private Experience. (In the series "Masters of Contemporary Photography", text by Sean Callahan.) Los Angeles: Petersen, 1974. ISBN 0-8227-0070-0 Sean Callahan describes and to some extent explains Erwitt's work.
- Son of Bitch, 1974. Photographs of dogs.
- Recent Developments, 1978.
- Personal Exposures. 1988.
- On the Beach, 1991.
- To The Dogs, 1992.
- The Angel Tree, 1993.
- Between the Sexes, 1994.
- 100+1 Elliott Erwitt, 1997.
- Dog Dogs, 1998 A collection of black and white photographs of dogs Erwitt was intrigued by throughout his world travels.
- Museum Watching, 1999.
- Snaps. London & New York: Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0-7148-4150-1 A large anthology (over 500 pages) of Erwitt's work.
- EE 60/60, 2002.
- Elliott Erwitt's Handbook, 2002.
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External links
- Elliott Erwitt (http://www.elliotterwitt.com/) official site requires Flash
- Magnum Photos portfolio (http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/TreePf_MAG.aspx?Stat=Photographers_Portfolio&E=29YL53IRYAK)
- Peter Fetterman gallery portfolio (http://www.peterfetterman.com/artists/erwitt/erwitt_sm.html)
- Robert Koch Gallery portfolio (http://www.kochgallery.com/artists/contemporary/Erwitt/)
