Mystery and manners, romance and fun\u2014the sophisticated compositions and stylish characters in the extraordinary pictures of fashion photographer Rodney Smith (1947\u20132016) exist in a timeless world of his imagination. Born in New York City, Smith started out as a photo-essayist, turned to portrait photography, and found his niche, and greatest success, in fashion photography. Inspired by W. Eugene Smith, taught by Walker Evans, and devoted to the techniques of Ansel Adams, Smith was driven by the dual ideals of technical mastery and pure beauty.<\/p>\n
This lavish volume features nearly two hundred reproductions of Smith\u2019s images\u2014many that have never before been published\u2014and weaves together a biocritical essay by Getty Museum curator Paul Martineau and a technical assessment of Smith\u2019s production by the Center for Creative Photography\u2019s chief curator, Rebecca A. Senf. It maps Smith\u2019s creative trajectory\u2014including his introduction to photography, early personal projects, teaching, commissioned pieces, and career in fashion\u2014and provides insight into his personal life and character, contextualizing his work and creative tendencies within his privileged but lonely upbringing and complex emotional and psychological makeup. Rodney Smith is the definitive record of the life\u2019s work and worldview of a truly original artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mystery and manners, romance and fun\u2014the sophisticated compositions and stylish characters in the extraordinary pictures of fashion photographer Rodney Smith (1947\u20132016) exist in a timeless world of his imagination. Born in New York City, Smith started out as a photo-essayist, turned to portrait photography, and found his niche, and greatest success, in fashion photography. Inspired…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":97185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[13533,4519,4517],"product_tag":[6125,6121],"class_list":{"0":"post-97198","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-books","7":"product_cat-fashion-en-en","8":"product_cat-photography-en","9":"product_tag-fashion","10":"product_tag-photography","11":"pa_author_att-paul-martineau-en","12":"pa_cover-hardcover","13":"pa_format-24-x-295-cm-en","14":"pa_isbn-9781606068465-en","15":"pa_language-eng","16":"pa_pages-248-en","17":"pa_published-2023-05-13-en","18":"pa_publisher-j-paul-getty-museum-en","20":"first","21":"outofstock","22":"sold-individually","23":"shipping-taxable","24":"purchasable","25":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n