Richard Avedon, Marian Anderson, contralto, New York, June 30, 1955. Gelatin silver print. Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona: Purchase, 87.34.1. Copyright © The Richard Avedon Foundation
On Wednesday, February 12, from 6-7 p.m. members will have the opportunity to view a selection of prints from the CCP’s collection. Attendees will be accompanied by Audrey Williams (assistant registrar, Richard Avedon Archive) and Becky Senf (chief curator), who will discuss Avedon’s work, his relationships to the subjects in the images, and the process of bringing exhibitions to life.
Turning 50 deserves a party! In 2025, the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) celebrates five decades of collecting with an exhibition of more than 100 photographs and archival objects drawn from its vast holdings.
Spanning nearly the entire history of the medium, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight, but also as a means of resistance, an antidote to the heaviness of...
In Pictures for Charis, American photographer Kelli Connell reconsiders the relationship between writer Charis (pronounced CARE-iss) Wilson and photographer Edward Weston through a close examination of Wilson’s prose and Weston’s iconic photographs.