Keith Carter b.1948 Art
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Starry Night
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nesting Tree Study #2
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 8 out of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
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 natives as subjects. This population and background setting spoke to the folklore, religious, and cultural motifs Carter was visually exploring. Since his start in Texas, his work continues to push imaginative realms while reaching prestigious artistic and technical status.
In 1970, Carter earned a Business Management degree from Lamar University and began his career as a commercial photographer while working on personal projects. These personal projects have become a strong and highly sought after collection that have become twelve published monographs. Carter currently teaches photography at Lamar University as a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He travels worldwide providing photography lectures and workshops for artists.
Carter’s fine art photography collections...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nesting Tree Study #1
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 11 out of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
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 natives as subjects. This population and background setting spoke to the folklore, religious, and cultural motifs Carter was visually exploring. Since his start in Texas, his work continues to push imaginative realms while reaching prestigious artistic and technical status.
In 1970, Carter earned a Business Management degree from Lamar University and began his career as a commercial photographer while working on personal projects. These personal projects have become a strong and highly sought after collection that have become twelve published monographs. Carter currently teaches photography at Lamar University as a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He travels worldwide providing photography lectures and workshops for artists.
Carter’s fine art photography collections...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Angelina
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 3 out of 25.
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image: 16 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso
Series: Ghostlight
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 natives as subjects. This population and background setting spoke to the folklore, religious, and cultural motifs Carter was visually exploring. Since his start in Texas, his work continues to push imaginative realms while reaching prestigious artistic and technical status.
In 1970, Carter earned a Business Management degree from Lamar University and began his career as a commercial photographer while working on personal projects. These personal projects have become a strong and highly sought after collection that have become twelve published monographs. Carter currently teaches photography at Lamar University as a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He travels worldwide providing photography lectures and workshops for artists.
Carter’s fine art photography collections...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bioluminence Study #8
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1 out of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in. Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Keith Carter ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cypress Swamp Study #2
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 3 out of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghost...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rookery Study #4
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2 out of 25.
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghost...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Polka-Dot Wings
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Storytelling comes naturally for photographer Keith Carter whose East Texas roots have greatly influenced his penchant for creating extraordinary photograph...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rookery Study #3
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 5 out of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Keith Carter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rookery Study #5
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 3 out of 25.
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in.
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil on print verso
Series: Ghostlight
Keith C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Egret in Flight
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rookery Study #3
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Baygall Study #2
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Swamp Moon
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in., Image size: 20 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crossing
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
Keith Carter is an Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cormorants
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
Keith Carter is an Ameri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ghostlight
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in. Image size: 16 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Atchafalaya Study #1
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 22 x 17 in. Image size: 16 x 16 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Series: Ghostlight
K...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Starry Night
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Part of Ghostlight Series
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gossamer Autumn
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Sky & Water
During our historic pandemic, I began morning walks through the marshlands west of town. I felt that I was walking through prehistory, and could count on seeing at least one small miracle each day: luminous reflected clouds in water, a nonchalant bobcat, frolicking river otters...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Strawberry Moon
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Part of Ghostlight Series
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flying V
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Laguna Salinas
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Mother and Child by Keith Carter, 2016, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
This black and white photograph by Keith Carter features a mother holding her child with their backs facing the viewer. They are both dressed in similar clothing, with white head wra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Swirls
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Camellia Flowers
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Flipper
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 35
Toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Keith Carter
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Keith Carter is an American photographer...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rookery Study #2
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Hanging Moss
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Phantom Moss
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Oak Mott Study #7
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Egret in Flight
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Turner Clouds
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Lone Pine
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Ibis on Clouds
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Bullrushes
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Ghostlight
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Crossing
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Sunken Weathervane
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Illuminated Tree
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Egret and Crane
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Cormorants
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This selection of images appear in my upcoming monograph scheduled for release fall of 2022 by the University of Texas Press. Ghostlight is an exploration of dark waters: the otherwo...
Category
2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Archival Ink
Peacock Study No. 2
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 35
Toned gelatin silver print
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Signed, titled, dated and number in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter
Keith Carter is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ancestor
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sheepdogs
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peacocks
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alligator Snapping Turtle
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Still Life with Grapes
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dog and Coffin
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Foal Study #1
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tidewater
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Young Stallion
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sunglasses
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Owl's Nest
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bridge of Sighs
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Oak Tree
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Night Cage
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Described as a "Poet of the Ordinary," Keith came of age during the turbulent sixties and seventies, developing a singular, haunting style of photography celebrating the human spirit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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