Background
Adger Cowans was born on September 19, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
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book
Sacred Bond: Black Men and Their Mothers
(A collection of photographs and interviews with thirty-fi...)
A collection of photographs and interviews with thirty-five Black men reveals how their connection with their mothers influenced how they look at race, education, relationships, and family.
https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Bond-Black-Their-Mothers/dp/0316109843
2000
Art in the Moment: Life and Times of Adger Cowans
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Moment-Times-Adger-Cowans/dp/1732132534
2019
Personal Vision: Photographs
(Master American photographer Adger Cowan's predominantly ...)
Master American photographer Adger Cowan's predominantly black-and-white photography is collected in Personal Vision: Photographs, his monograph of original images taken over the past forty years.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0986250066/?tag=2022091-20
Adger W. Cowans
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Adger cowans earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1958 from Ohio University, Athens, where he studied under Clarence H. White, Jr. After attending Ohio University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography, he furthered his education at the School of Motion Picture Arts and School of Visual Arts in New York.
Career
While serving in the United States Navy, Adger Cowans worked as a photographer before moving to New York. He served as an assistant to Gordon Parks at Life magazine in 1961-1962 and was a U.S. Navy Photographer, 1958-1960. A freelance photographer since 1963.
Achievements
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Adger Cowans was awarded the Lorenzo il Magnifico alla Carriera in recognition of a Distinguished Career at the 2001 Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art. He is the recipient of a John Hay Whitney Fellowship and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Caesar Chavez, Rosa Parks Visiting Scholars Award, Wayne State University.
Works
book
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Personal Vision: Photographs
(Master American photographer Adger Cowan's predominantly ...)
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Sacred Bond: Black Men and Their Mothers
(A collection of photographs and interviews with thirty-fi...)
2000 - Art in the Moment: Life and Times of Adger Cowans 2019
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Personal Vision: Photographs
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Quotations: "For me, the artist’s responsibility is to keep the temple (body, mind, and spirit) clear, clean and open by being aware and by keeping watch over what enters it mentally and physically. When it is so tuned, the creative impulses can be fully received and reflected to the highest degree, where line, form, and color define a space that the viewer can feel with the heart, explore with the eyes, and contemplate with the mind."
