Peter Fetterman Gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition surveying the chronology of the Platinum printing process including early Pictorialism, social-documentary, vernacular, and landscape photographs, along with modern portrait, fashion, and nude works. The installation celebrates the now rare analog process known for its delicate, extensive tonal range, warm color palette, and archival longevity. The show will run from September 9th through December 2nd, 2017. An opening reception will be held on September 9th from 4-7pm.
Mark Seliger Johnny Cash, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1992 Platinum/palladium print
Builder Levy March on Washington, 1963 Platinum/palladium print
Edward S. Curtis The Vanishing Race, Navajo, 1904 Platinum/palladium print
George Tice Amish Children Playing in Snow, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1969 Platinum/palladium print
Jeffrey Conley Lone Tree and Headland, 2016 Platinum/palladium print
Jürgen Schadeberg Nelson Mandela in his Cell on Robben Island [Revisit], 1994 Platinum/palladium print
Paul Caponigro Reflecting Stream, Redding, Connecticut, 1968 Platinum/palladium print
Manuel Alvarez Bravo Ensayo de Danza, Mexico, c. 1920’s Platinum/palladium print
Melvin Sokolsky Bubble Seine, Paris, 1963 Platinum/palladium print
P.H. Emerson Gathering Water Lilies, 1886 Platinum/palladium print
Originating in the early 1870s, the platinum print, or platinotype, is one of the earliest processes in the history of the photographic medium. Platinum prints were widely produced through the early 20th Century before the expense of chemicals involved led to its rarity in the 1920s, and it remained a mostly dormant process through the later part of the Century. Today, following a resurgence in its appreciation, many photographic-artists have produced modern editions of both vintage and contemporary images in this time-honored method. The exhibition aims to educate collectors and visitors to the medium’s use throughout history with iconic images and masterful printing examples, as well as contemporary productions, that together highlight the breadth and diversity of the Gallery’s holdings.
Works on view range from early examples by artists such as P.H. Emerson, Edward Weston, George H. Seeley, Edward S. Curtis, and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, as well as many portraits of historical figures and icons of music and fashion by Horst P. Horst, Melvin Sokolsky, Cecil Beaton, Mark Seliger and Rene Groebli. Contemporary examples of landscapes and botanicals by celebrated photographers George Tice, Jeffrey Conley, Brigitte Carnochan and Paul Caponigro showcase the medium’s unique ability to capture the difficult lighting often found in natural scenes. Other singular examples from intimate portraits and conceptual works, to abstract and minimalist images, allow the viewer to witness the platinum print’s evolution of production and its wide-ranging contribution to the history of photography.
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