Rosalind Fox Solomon dead at 95

[logan2z]

We lost another one...

Rosalind Fox Solomon, Photographer Who Pictured Alienation and Racism, Dies at 95

Rosalind Fox Solomon, a photographer who pictured racism and alienation, has died at 95.

www.artnews.com

 

[jvo]

I wasn't familiar with her work, so searched for some images and info - found plenty and interesting.

one article described her as "...seeker of the bizarre and beautiful." She was. She hasn't raised the ire of the critics as other "bizarre-ists' have. I presume because her work wasn't all one type or the other!

 

[nikos79]

So sad, just read it. I have two of her books. Very unique style and very good photographer.
On the other hand if you notice it many photographers seem to live many years. Perhaps the curious nature of photography gives them purpose and keeps the brain active.

 

[nikos79]

Lartigue who printed since he was 6 years old (i think) died at 92!

 

[Alex Benjamin]

Bit sad that a thread devoted to Rosalind Fox Solomon's memory and legacy has veered into "Let's make a graph to figure out how old photographers are when they die."

Not saying it isn't an interesting subject — OK, I'm saying it, but nobody should care about my opinion — but seriously? More interesting than to talk about the work of one of the most original photographers of the last 50 years or so?

Here's Alec Soth talking about her latest (and last) book, "A Woman I Once Knew".

 

[Don_ih]

Here's Alec Soth

Thanks for the link, Alex. Not the kind of book most photographers would put out, that's certain. Daring.

 

[koraks]

Bit sad that a thread devoted to Rosalind Fox Solomon's memory and legacy has veered into "Let's make a graph to figure out how old photographers are when they die."

I'll split it off at some point into a separate thread. On my phone right now which makes it cumbersome, but I had this in mind already before you posted.

edit: --and it's done; the diversion on long-lived photographers has been moved to this thread: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/why-photographers-live-long.215271/unread