Research Catalog

Title

Spirit into matter : the photographs of Edmund Teske / Julian Cox.

Author

Cox, Julian

Publication

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, c2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Teske, Edmund, 1911-
• Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996
• J. Paul Getty Museum

Description

xxv, 154 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.

Summary

"Edmund Teske (1911-1996) was one of the alchemists of twentieth-century American photography. Working in obscurity, over a sixty-year period he created a richly diverse body of work that explored the expressive and emotional potentials of the medium. His drive to experiment with alternative techniques, such as solarization and composite printing, liberated a younger generation of American photographers seeking to break away from established darkroom procedures. At the same time his subject matter - sometimes abstract, often frankly homoerotic, always lyrical and poetic - opened up new areas for younger photographers to explore." "Spirit into Matter is published to coincide with the first major retrospective of Teske's work. Julian Cox, the curator of the exhibition at the Getty Museum, provides an introduction and extensive biocritical essay on Teske that traces his long and varied career, from Chicago in the 1930s to his association with Frank Lloyd Wright and, in Los Angeles, with such iconic figures as filmmaker Kenneth Anger and Jim Morrison and the Doors." "Also included is a transcript of a conversation with artist George Herms, who knew Teske for more than thirty years; a chronology of Teske's life; a checklist of Teske exhibitions; and a complete bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Photographs of Edmund Teske

Subject

• Teske, Edmund, 1911- > Exhibitions
• Teske, Edmund, 1911-1996 > Exhibitions
• Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs

Note

• Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, June 15-Sept. 26, 2004.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Edmund Teske: intimate visions -- The photographs -- A worker in the Vineyard of Art: a conversation with George Herms.

ISBN

• 0892367601 (hardcover)
• 089236761X (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2003023718

OCLC

53325129

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library