Ralph Gibson
born Los Angeles, California, 1939
He went on to build an internationally successful career. His photographs are in the permanent collection of over one hundred museums, he has published over fifty art books, and his works have been in over two hundred exhibitions worldwide. Gibson has a particular interest in surrealist photography with roots in early 20th century modernism and street photography. He creates images that incorporate everyday fragments with complicated undertones and, through them, he builds narrative meaning.
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- Los Angeles
born Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1919; died New York, New York, 2013
born Hoboken, New Jersey, 1895; died San Francisco, California, 1965
born Fairmount City, Pennsylvania, 1910; died Grand Rapids, Ohio, 1987
born Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889; died New London, Connecticut, 1971
born Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1917; died Seattle, Washington, 2000
born Edo, Japan, 1797; died Edo, Japan, 1858
born and died Japan; active circa 1803-1840s