Tract houses lewis baltz biography
Tract houses lewis baltz biography
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Lewis Baltz
American photographer (1945–2014)
Lewis "Duke" Baltz (September 12, 1945 – November 22, 2014)[2] was an American visual artist, photographer, and educator.
He was an important figure in the New Topographics movement of the late 1970s.[3] His best known work was monochrome photography of suburban landscapes and industrial parks which highlighted his commentary of void within the "American Dream".[4][5][6][7]
He wrote for many journals, and contributed regularly to L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui.
Baltz's work is held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,[8]Metropolitan Museum of Art,[9]Tate Modern,[8]Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[8]Whitney Museum of American Art,[10]Art Institute of Chicago,[11]Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,[9]Philadelphia Museum of Art,[9] and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.&