Illusions of the Photographer: Duane Michals at the Morgan Manuscripts

Illusions of the Photographer: Duane Michals at the Morgan ManuscriptsSince the early 1960s Duane Michals has been known for photographic sequences and inscribed photographs that explore emotional, conceptual, and cosmic topics beyond the grasp of the lone camera image. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in 1932, the elder son of a millwright and a salesclerk, he won a scholarship to attend the University of Denver. Having enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, after graduating in 1953 he served as a lieutenant

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it’s a prime example of the iconic storytelling genius that is Edward Gorey

the beloved classic is once again available in a hardcover faithful facsimile of the 1939 edition

and many others

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Other members of the family ranked high in the royal entourage and earned the esteem of court poets such as Pierre de Ronsard and Philippe Desportes

among a shelf of other works

and the key role played by the saints' days

Morgan’s personal librarian

A few weeks later Michals began working with the Morgan’s Richard L

and brilliant chandeliers

along with a typeset version of the story