John Pfahl
John Pfahl (February 17, 1939 – April 15, 2020) was an American photographer.[1]
Life
Pfahl was born in New York City and grew up in Wanaque, New Jersey.[2] He is known for his landscape photography such as his 1974 "Altered Landscapes" series. He received a BFA from Syracuse University in the School of Art and his MA from Syracuse University in the School of Communications. He taught at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, from 1968 to 1983. Later he was professor at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. In 2012 he taught at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Pfahl died April 15, 2020, in Buffalo, New York, of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1]
Publications
- With Rebecca Solnit: Extreme Horticulture. London: Frances Lincoln, 2003. ISBN 978-0711220126.
Collections
Pfahl's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- George Eastman House International Museum of Photography
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles[3]
See also
References
- Sandomir, Richard (23 April 2020). "John Pfahl, Photographer Who Played With Landscapes, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-30 – via NYTimes.com.
- "John Pfahl". International Center of Photography. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "John Pfahl". www.moca.org. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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