Background

Ollman, Arthur Lee was born on March 6, 1947 in Milwaukee. Son of Benn and Shirley Ollman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1969;student, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1974;Master of Fine Arts, Lone Mountain College, 1977.

Career

Instructor, San Francisco Museum Modern Art, 1976-1978;instructor, Chabot College, 1977-1983;music director, Museum Photographic Arts, San Diego.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Masters of Dutch Painting: The Detroit Institute of Arts

    ( This long-awaited publication presents one of the world...)

  • A Nation of Strangers (Points of Entry)

    (Book by Ollman, Arthur, Goldberg, Vicki, Museum of Photog...)

  • Revelaciones: The Art of Manuel Alvarez Bravo

    (Text in English and Spanish. Catalog of traveling exhibit...)

  • Seduced by life: The art of Lou Stoumen

    (Limited edition of 1,000.)

  • Seduced by Life: The Art of Lou Stoumen
  • The Model Wife
  • The New City: Architecture and Urban Renewal. An Exhibition of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. January 23 - March 15, 1967.
  • The Model Wife by Arthur Ollman (1999) Hardcover
  • China: ancient and modern (University of Hawaii)

• Other Work

  • Founder, director, producer Photo History Video Project. Author: Samuel Bourne, Images of India, 1983, Arnold Newman, Five Decades, 1986, William Klein: An American in Paris, 1987, Revelaciones, The Art of Manuel Alvarez Bravo, 1990, Fata Morgana: The American Way of Life, 1992, Seduced by Life: The Art of Lou Stoumen, 1992, Points of Entry: A Nation of Strangers, 1995, The Model Wife, 1999. Exhibited in one-man shows including Grapestake Gallery, San Francisco, 1979, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musee National D'Art et De Culture, Paris, 1979, Institute Contemporary Art, Boston, 1985, Night: Photograph Gallery, New York City, 1981, Kodak Gallery, Tokyo, 1988.
    
    Exhibited in group shows at Milwaukee Art Center, 1979, University Hawaii, 1979-1981, San Francisco Museum Modern Art, 1980, Monas Heiroglyphicas, Milan, Italy, 1978, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1978, Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, 1981, Detroit Institute Arts, 1994, Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1994, Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem, 1996. Represented in permanent collections, including, Museum Modern Art, New York City, Centre Georges Pompidou, Biblíotheque Nationale, Paris, Tokyo Institute Polytechnics, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, National Museum American Art, Washington, Chase-Manhattan collection, New York City, Jean Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Membership

Member San Francisco CAMERAWORK (president of the board directors 1978-1983), American Association Museum.

Connections

father:

Benn Ollman

mother:

Shirley Ollman