Lyman Allyn exhibition celebrates the work of photographer and author John. T. Hill
Experience 70 years of photographic excellence with the Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s newest exhibition, Random Access, featuring John T. Hill’s captivating works. A co-founder of Yale’s Department of Photography and the first director of Graduate Studies, Hill’s artistic vision is sure to amaze and inspire. Open from June 17-September 10.
The exhibition coincides with the publication of Hill’s book Random Access produced by Steidl Verlag,
Europe’s leading publisher of art books. For the first time,
Hill explores his artistic focus, which he calls “found compositions,” recording spontaneous opportunities that strike a personal chord.
Hill, who was executor of the Walker Evans estate for 19 years, produced numerous books and exhibitions on this iconic artist both here and abroad. In addition, he designed and co- authored books presenting the work of several other well-known artists, including W. Eugene Smith, Edward Weston, Alexander Calder, Norman Ives, Herbert Matter, Erwin Hauer and William E. Crawford.
“When I’m holding a camera,” Hill explained, “I am open to whatever I may encounter. I go out with an open mind and engage those images that seem most provocative. They are fragments of time intended to intrigue and excite the imagination.”
From Piazza Navona in Rome in 1958 to a peaceful May Day demonstration on the Green in New Haven in 1970, from a crowd waiting for John F. Kennedy at the podium of a 1960 rally to tango dancers in Argentina, from a portrait of Edna Lewis to Walker Evans’ home and landscapes, his work is democratic, curious, all-embracing.
The opening reception is Saturday, June 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. Museum members are free, and non-members are $10. To register, call 860.443.2545 or email us at info@lymanallyn.org.
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