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| works = [[Landscape photography]], nature studies, and historic photography, especially involving themes of decay.<ref>[http://nwphoto.com/about/ "About,"] artist's website</ref>
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| influenced by = [[Aaron Siskind]], [[Wynn Bullock]]<ref>[http://dedeeshattuckgallery.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/dsg-interviews-nicholas-whitman/ Interview] with Whitman by Dedee Shattuck</ref>
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'''Nicholas Whitman''' is an American photographer. He is best known for his work chronicling the decay and transformations of buildings, as well as his nature studies.<ref name="blurb">{{cite web|url=http://www.blurb.com/b/4295689-shore-views#author-bookshelf |title=Shore Views by Nicholas Whitman &#124; Blurb Books |publisher=blurb.com|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> His most recent works (''Shore Views'', ''Squares from Nature'', and ''Sea, Shore, Sky & Ice'') focus on shifting scenes of nature. Whitman's earlier ''MASS MoCA: From Mill to Museum'' (2001), on the other hand, documents the renovation of a sprawling<ref>[http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=71 "The 'Before' Pictures"], ''MASS MoCA website''</ref> electronics plant into the [[Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art]], .<ref>[http://www.massmoca.org/history.php "History"], ''MASS MoCA website''</ref><ref name="massmoca">{{cite web|url=http://www.massmoca.org/press_releases/07_2000/7_05_00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216080532/http://www.massmoca.org/press_releases/07_2000/7_05_00.html|archive-date=16 February 2001|url-status=dead|title=Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art &#124; Press Releases|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> Similarly, Whitman's 2008 book, ''The Colonial Theatre: A Pittsfield Resurrection'', showcases the transformation of the Miller Supply Company of [[Pittsfield]], [[Massachusetts]] into a functional playhouse.<ref>[http://discoverpittsfield.com/events/?event_id=21866 "Event Page"], ''Discover Pittsfield''</ref><ref>http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/about/history/history-of-the-colonial-theatre.html</ref>
'''Nicholas Whitman''' is an American photographer. He is best known for his work chronicling the decay and transformations of buildings, as well as his nature studies.<ref name="blurb">{{cite web|url=http://www.blurb.com/b/4295689-shore-views#author-bookshelf |title=Shore Views by Nicholas Whitman &#124; Blurb Books |publisher=blurb.com|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> His most recent work’s basis is the physical world, but more as an "evocative interpretation rather than a literal one."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitman |first1=Nicholas |title=After Ryder: Photographs |url=https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1556492?__r=1476507 |publisher=Mag Cloud}}</ref> "Subject intersects with intangibles like mood. Symbols speak across cultures and through time."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitman |first1=Nicholas |title=After Ryder: Photographs |url=https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1556492?__r=1476507 |publisher=Mag Cloud}}</ref> These themes are manifest in the painting of Albert Pinkham Ryder, a recent focus of Whitman's. Whitman’s show “After Ryder” at the [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]] from 2018-2019 was an homage to the spirit of the painter, and in 2020 another show will exhibit Whitman's work alongside Ryder's.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Wild Note of Longing: Albert Pinkham Ryder and a Century of American Art |url=https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/wild-note-of-longing-albert-pinkham-ryder-and-century-american-art/ |publisher=New Bedford Whaling Museum}}</ref>


Whitman began photographing North Adams’ abandoned Sprague Electric Company factory in 1988 “because it would surely be razed.” Documenting the then-deteriorating 19th-century mill buildings, Whitman captured scenes ranging from vast postindustrial landscapes to minute traces of the plant’s former workers. Whitman’s meticulously composed photographs -- windows onto the historic nature of [[Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art]]’s celebrated<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas Whitman |url=https://massmoca.org/event/nicholas-whitman/ |publisher=MASS MoCA}}</ref> renovated factory campus -- are currently on display in the museum and accompanied by an expanded catalog, ''A PLACE REMOVED''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas Whitman |url=https://massmoca.org/event/nicholas-whitman/ |publisher=MASS MoCA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitman |first1=Nicholas |title=A PLACE REMOVED: After Sprague Electric/Before MASS MoCA |url=https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1537895?__r=1476507 |publisher=Mag Cloud}}</ref> Whitman has had a long association with the museum; his earlier ''MASS MoCA: From Mill to Museum'' (2001) documented its initial creation from the husk of the sprawling<ref>[http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=71 "The 'Before' Pictures"], ''MASS MoCA website''</ref> electronics plant.<ref>[http://www.massmoca.org/history.php "History"], ''MASS MoCA website''</ref><ref name="massmoca">{{cite web|url=http://www.massmoca.org/press_releases/07_2000/7_05_00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216080532/http://www.massmoca.org/press_releases/07_2000/7_05_00.html|archive-date=16 February 2001|url-status=dead|title=Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art &#124; Press Releases|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>
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A graduate of [[RIT]]'s photography program, Whitman was Curator of Photography at the [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]] from 1978 to 1986.<ref>[http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist_resume.asp?artistID=257 "Artist Resume"], ''Ferring Gallery''</ref> In addition to his independent work, he is currently an instructor at [[Williams College]]'s winter studies program.<ref>[http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist_resume.asp?artistID=257 "Artist Resume"], ''Ferring Gallery''</ref><ref name="williams">{{cite web|url=http://www.williams.edu/feature-stories/feature-stories-archive/exposure/|title=Exposure &#124; Williams College|publisher=williams.edu|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>

Similarly, Whitman's 2008 book, ''The Colonial Theatre: A Pittsfield Resurrection'', showcases the transformation of the Miller Supply Company of [[Pittsfield]], [[Massachusetts]] into an architectural jewel.<ref>[http://discoverpittsfield.com/events/?event_id=21866 "Event Page"], ''Discover Pittsfield''</ref><ref>http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/about/history/history-of-the-colonial-theatre.html</ref>

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A graduate of [[RIT]]'s photography program, Whitman was Curator of Photography at the [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]] from 1978 to 1986.<ref>[http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist_resume.asp?artistID=257 "Artist Resume"], ''Ferring Gallery''</ref> In addition to his independent work, he was an instructor at Williams College's winter studies program between 2003-2018.<ref>[http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/artist_resume.asp?artistID=257 "Artist Resume"], ''Ferring Gallery''</ref><ref name="williams">{{cite web|url=http://www.williams.edu/feature-stories/feature-stories-archive/exposure/|title=Exposure &#124; Williams College|publisher=williams.edu|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==

Revision as of 03:40, 29 February 2020

Nicholas Whitman
Born
Vereinigte Staaten
NationalityAmerican
BildungRIT
Known forFotografie
Notable workLandscape photography, nature studies, and historic photography, especially involving themes of decay.[1]
Websitenwphoto.com

Nicholas Whitman is an American photographer. He is best known for his work chronicling the decay and transformations of buildings, as well as his nature studies.[2] His most recent work’s basis is the physical world, but more as an "evocative interpretation rather than a literal one."[3] "Subject intersects with intangibles like mood. Symbols speak across cultures and through time."[4] These themes are manifest in the painting of Albert Pinkham Ryder, a recent focus of Whitman's. Whitman’s show “After Ryder” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from 2018-2019 was an homage to the spirit of the painter, and in 2020 another show will exhibit Whitman's work alongside Ryder's.[5]

Whitman began photographing North Adams’ abandoned Sprague Electric Company factory in 1988 “because it would surely be razed.” Documenting the then-deteriorating 19th-century mill buildings, Whitman captured scenes ranging from vast postindustrial landscapes to minute traces of the plant’s former workers. Whitman’s meticulously composed photographs -- windows onto the historic nature of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art’s celebrated[6] renovated factory campus -- are currently on display in the museum and accompanied by an expanded catalog, A PLACE REMOVED.[7][8] Whitman has had a long association with the museum; his earlier MASS MoCA: From Mill to Museum (2001) documented its initial creation from the husk of the sprawling[9] electronics plant.[10][11]

Similarly, Whitman's 2008 book, The Colonial Theatre: A Pittsfield Resurrection, showcases the transformation of the Miller Supply Company of Pittsfield, Massachusetts into an architectural jewel.[12][13]

A graduate of RIT's photography program, Whitman was Curator of Photography at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from 1978 to 1986.[14] In addition to his independent work, he was an instructor at Williams College's winter studies program between 2003-2018.[15][16]

Selected publications

  • 2019. After Ryder: Photographs.[17]
  • 2019. A PLACE REMOVED: After Sprague Electric/Before MASS MoCA.[18]
  • 2016. Circus Posters: Historic Posters Come to Light.[19]
  • 2013. The Stutz Stash of A. K. Miller.[20]
  • 2013. Sea, Shore, Sky & Ice.[21]
  • 2013. Squares from Nature.[22]
  • 2008. The Colonial Theatre: A Pittsfield Resurrection.[23]
  • 2001. MASS MoCA: From Mill to Museum.[24]
  • 1997. A Window Back: Photography in a Whaling Port.[25]

References

  1. ^ "About," artist's website
  2. ^ "Shore Views by Nicholas Whitman | Blurb Books". blurb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "After Ryder: Photographs". Mag Cloud.
  4. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "After Ryder: Photographs". Mag Cloud.
  5. ^ "A Wild Note of Longing: Albert Pinkham Ryder and a Century of American Art". New Bedford Whaling Museum.
  6. ^ "Nicholas Whitman". MASS MoCA.
  7. ^ "Nicholas Whitman". MASS MoCA.
  8. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "A PLACE REMOVED: After Sprague Electric/Before MASS MoCA". Mag Cloud.
  9. ^ "The 'Before' Pictures", MASS MoCA website
  10. ^ "History", MASS MoCA website
  11. ^ "Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art | Press Releases". Archived from the original on February 16, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "Event Page", Discover Pittsfield
  13. ^ http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/about/history/history-of-the-colonial-theatre.html
  14. ^ "Artist Resume", Ferring Gallery
  15. ^ "Artist Resume", Ferring Gallery
  16. ^ "Exposure | Williams College". williams.edu. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  17. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "After Ryder: Photographs". Mag Cloud.
  18. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "A PLACE REMOVED: After Sprague Electric/Before MASS MoCA". Mag Cloud.
  19. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "Circus Posters: Historic Posters Come to Light". Blurb Books.
  20. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "The Stutz Stash of A.K. Miller". Blurb Books.
  21. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "Sea, Shore, Sky & Ice by Nicholas Whitman | Blurb Books". blurb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  22. ^ Whitman, Nicholas. "Squares from Nature by Nicholas Whitman | Blurb Books". blurb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  23. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/061520287X
  24. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Mass-MoCA-Museum-Nicholas-Whitman/dp/0970073801/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372730952&sr=1-2
  25. ^ "A Window Back: Photography in a Whaling Port: Nicholas Whitman: 9780932027184: Amazon.com: Books". Archived from the original on April 5, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2016.


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