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Naomi Savage
Untitled (Portrait of Roberta Kimmel Cohn)

c. 1981

$2,500
£1,898.45
€2,194.50
CA$3,513.51
A$3,912.29
CHF 2,068.91
MX$47,610.20
NOK 26,079.09
SEK 24,570.33
DKK 16,378.13

About the Item

Untitled (Portrait of Roberta Kimmel Cohn) Silver gelatin print on photographic paper c. 1981 Signed with the photographer's hand stamp verso From a presentation portfolio given the sitter by Naomi Savage. Signed on the first page of the presentation Strathmore sketchbook given Roberta (see below) Each photograph with the photographer’s hand stamp verso Condition: Excellent Image size: 10 1/8 x 10 inches Note: Kimmel Cohn was a major photography dealer in New York. She handled Naomi’s photographs and served as a vendor for the Man Ray photographs that Naomi sold over time. Roberta Kimmel Cohn was born on February 1, 1937 in Milwaukee, WI. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Applied Arts from Boston University in 1959. Roberta founded her own advertising agency, Roberta Kimmel Advertising in Manhattan, which ran from 1967-1990. During her advertising years, she began selling Fine Art Photography under the name of Kimmel Cohn Arts, located at 41 Central Park West at 64th Street. She served as a guest curator at the Goethe Institute in 1993. She gave lectures on Georgia O’Keefe at the Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe (2002) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2004). She died in 2015. She represented the noted photographer Naomi Savage (1927-2005) at Kimmel Cohn Arts. She also handled works by Savage’s uncle, the noted American painter/photographer Man Ray (1890-1976) and amassed a highly regarded collection of surrealism. Naomi Siegler Savage (June 25, 1927 – November 22, 2005) was an American photographer. Early life and education Born Naomi Siegler, she was a native of Princeton, New Jersey. Her parents were Samuel Siegler and Elsie Siegler (née Radnitzky), a sister of Man Ray. She first studied photography under Berenice Abbott at the New School for Social Research in 1943, following this with studies in art, photography, and music at Bennington College from 1944 until 1947. The next year she spent in California with her uncle, studying his techniques. In 1950 she married the architect and sculptor David Savage, with whom she moved to Paris, living there for some years. Career[edit] Naomi Savage created this mural for the Lyndon Baines Johnson library in 1972. During her career Savage received an award from the Cassandra Foundation in 1970, and a photography fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1971. In 1976 she received the silver award from the Art Directors Club.[2] Later in life, Savage returned to live in Princeton, where she died. Savage was heavily influence by her uncle, Man Ray, prompting her to experiment with the medium of photography, combining traditional techniques with more unusual processes, including some of her own design. She worked extensively with photogravure and photoengraving, transforming these mechanical printing techniques to be used for aesthetic effects rather than duplication. Unlike many photographers, Savage considered the metal plate that photographs are etched on to be a work of art in its own right. She pioneered the use of using the photographic metal plate to produce a three dimensional form with a metallic surface. Savage explored variations in color and texture in her work often by using inked and intaglio relief prints. Many of her works were created by combining media such as collage, negative images, texture screening, multiple exposure, photograms, solarization, toning, printing on metallic foils. Her works focus on a variety of subject matter and imagery, which has included portraits, landscapes, human figures, mannequins, masks, toys, kitchen utensils, dental and ophthalmological equipment. Legacy Several of her pieces are owned by the Museum of Modern Art, and she is represented as well in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center for Photography, the Fogg Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Madison Art Center. A photoengraved mural depicting the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson is a centerpiece of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. A collection of her papers relating to the life of Man Ray is held by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy Wikipedia
  • Creator:
    Naomi Savage (1927 - 2005, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1981
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.125 in (25.72 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Savage was inspired by her uncle, the famous surrealist Man Ray. This double exposure print shows her uncle's influence on Naomi.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fairlawn, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FA11446.11stDibs: LU14016249932

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