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Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

American, b. 1948

In Keith Carter's work, there is always more than meets the eye. The contemporary American photographer's pictures have a Surrealist quality, and Carter has a way of transforming the ordinary into the otherworldly. He strives to bring out the significance of the moment with black and white, figurative and abstract photography that has a deep sense of time and place.

Carter was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1948. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, where he also studied business management at Lamar University, graduating in 1970. After finding himself drawn to taking pictures, Carter started working as a commercial photographer.

Photography proved a successful and fruitful calling, and Carter earned recognition for his work over the years. In 1997, his photography was nationally televised on CBS Sunday Morning. Celebrities also started collecting Carter's photographs, including Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, Elton John, Vanessa Redgrave and Barack Obama.

Carter was awarded the Texas Medal of Arts in 2009. Unfortunately, that same year, he was diagnosed with melanoma in his left eye, leaving him with limited vision. His photographic work helped him get through the experience: he even decided to make photographs focused on sight itself. Carter began experimenting with materials like silver gelatin and archival pigment to mimic the cloudiness of his vision.

Carter is represented by PDNB Gallery in Dallas, Texas, as well as by other galleries across the United States. In speaking to Introspective, the owners of PDNB Gallery describe Carter as a "Texas legend" and explain that they were following his work before they even opened their gallery. Their first 1997 show with the artist was described as a "blockbuster."

Carter's work is held in the collections at the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and many more prestigious institutions. He holds the Endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University and continues to exhibit and hold workshops across the United States.

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Artist: Keith Carter b.1948
Elephant and Stars
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 35 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chicken Feathers
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original gelatin, silver, print, signed and pencil with a title and date on the back. Framed to 28x22”.
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1990s Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Bog Dog by Keith Carter presents a portrait of a dog looking off into the distance. This photograph is listed as a 20 x 16 inch archival pigment print, with the paper size measuring 22 x 17 inches. This print is available in an edition of 25. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter. Bog Dog is from Carter's series, Ghostland. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and meaningful objects. He began photographing new and unknown realities using East Texas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two Deer
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 22 x 17 in. Image size: 20 x 16 in. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

One Eared Goat
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 22 x 17 in. Image size: 20 x 16 in. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paradise, TX
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs ...
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1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Homage to Bellocq
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: Ghostland Paper size: 17 x 22 in. Image size: 16 x 20 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dre...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marsh
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Toned gelatin silver print. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of ...
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1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pep, Hockley County, from Uncertain to Blue
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs ...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tennis Ball by Keith Carter, 2015, Archival Pigment Print
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Tennis Ball by Keith Carter depicts an older, fluffy golden retriever resting it's head on the sidewalk, with a tattered tennis ball in it's mouth. This photograph is listed as a 1...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Air, Mason County, TX
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nevermore
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Isabel
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and ...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Maydelle, Cherokee County
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Gelatin silver print Signed by Keith Carter, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Printed 2011 Keith C...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Conversation with a Coyote
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bebe
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and mea...
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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy with Bee
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Keith Carter Gelatin silver print Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who i...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bird and Ribbon, silver gelatin print, signed and numbered, limited edition
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Bird and Ribbon, silver gelatin print, signed and numbered, limited edition Storytelling comes naturally for photographer Keith Carter whose East Texas roots have greatly influenced...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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