Along with Edward Weston and Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand was one of the defining masters of early American modernist photography. Strand was introduced to photography by the renowned social documentarian Lewis Hine, who instilled in him an understanding of the photograph as a powerful tool that should be used for the betterment of humanity. Finding his own vision, in the early 20th century Strand began taking the photographs for which he is best known: scenes of urban hustle and bustle, formal abstractions, and street portraits.

American, 1890-1976, New York, New York, based in New York and Orgeval, France

Group Shows

de Young Museum,
San Francisco,
Cult of the Machine
London, UK,
In to the Light: Photography and Abstract Art
Scott Nichols Gallery,
The 25th Anniversary Show
Boca Raton Museum of Art,
Boca Raton,
Photography from the Bequest of Isadore and Kelly Friedman
Atlas Gallery,
PLATINUM – Master prints by master printers
Time Magazine,
New York, NY, USA,
The Most Influential Images of All Time
J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles,
At the Window: The Photographer's View

Fair History on Artsy

Bruce Silverstein Gallery at The Photography Show 2018, presented by AIPAD
Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc at The Photography Show 2018, presented by AIPAD
Scott Nichols Gallery at The Photography Show 2017, presented by AIPAD
Gitterman Gallery at The Photography Show 2017, presented by AIPAD
Aperture Foundation at Photo London 2016
Robert Klein Gallery at Paris Photo 2015
Robert Klein Gallery at Photo London 2015
Pace/MacGill Gallery at Paris Photo 14
View Artist's CV Artsy Editorial Americana: If You Love Robert Frank... Happy Birthday to Modernist Master Paul Strand

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Paul Strand
Rhododendron Hollow-Wellesley, circa 1912
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