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Keith Carter b.1948 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.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Keith Carter photography.

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Period: 20th Century
Artist: Keith Carter b.1948
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”.
Category

1990s Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Holding Venus
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the...
Category

1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1972 (Nude)
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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20th Century Post-Modern Keith Carter b.1948 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 ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Basket of Fruit
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...
Category

1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fireflies Contact Sheet
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 20 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Keith Carter Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 9 x 11 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is...
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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mount Calm, Hill County
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 ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cypress Swamp
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 16 x 20 in. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographe...
Category

1990s Surrealist Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

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Archival Pigment

Uncertain, Harrison County
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Gelatin silver print From Uncertain to Blue series Paper size: 16 x 20 in., Images: 15 x 15 in. Keith Cart...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Earth, Lamb County
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...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Squirrel Tree
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...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

White Horse in Moonlight
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 ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lovelady, Houston County
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...
Category

1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Happy, TX by Keith Carter, 1985, Silver Gelatin Print, Landscape Photography
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Happy, TX by Keith Carter is a silver gelatin print and is an edition of 50. The photograph features a parking lot with a silo and a building in the distance. This photograph is sig...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Fate, Rockwall County
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 ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

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...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Desdemona, Eastland County
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, numbered, and dated Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs ...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Noonday, Smith County
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled and dated Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figu...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Oatmeal, Burnet County
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...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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