Background
Frank Van Deren Coke was born on July 4, 1921 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of Sterling Dent and Elisabeth (Van Deren) Coke.
(A book demonstrates with hundreds of paintings and photog...)
A book demonstrates with hundreds of paintings and photographs shown side-by-side how ever since photography began in 1837, painters -great ones- have worked from photographs. The subtle additions and omissions, the corrections of the cameras distortion, illuminating fascinating depth the artists entire creative process. Striking examples abound from Delacroix, Degas, Manet, Gauguin, Picasso to the more obvious modern practitioners like Warhol. A truly groundbreaking book that offers thought-provoking insights.
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1972
critic Photographer museum director teacher writer
Frank Van Deren Coke was born on July 4, 1921 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of Sterling Dent and Elisabeth (Van Deren) Coke.
Frank Van Deren Coke studied with Nicholas Haz at the Clarence H. White School of Photography and later with Ansel Adams. He had his first exhibition at the University of Kentucky in 1940 while he was there studying history and art history.
Frank Van Deren Coke was the founding director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum from 1962 to 1970. In 1970 - during Beaumont Newhall's final year - he served as Deputy Director and from 1971 to 1972 as Director of the George Eastman Museum (then George Eastman House). From 1979 to 1987 Frank Van Deren Coke was director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's photography department.
(A book demonstrates with hundreds of paintings and photog...)
1972(59 page essay with text illustrations followed by 108 ful...)
1982