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.
Homage to Bellocq
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Archival Pigment
Air, Mason County, TX
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
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”.
Silver Gelatin
Tennis Ball by Keith Carter, 2015, Archival Pigment Print
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Archival Pigment
Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Archival Pigment
Nevermore
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Archival Pigment
Pep, Hockley County, from Uncertain to Blue
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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 ...
Silver Gelatin
Paradise, TX
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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 ...
Silver Gelatin
Boy with Bee
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Silver Gelatin
Bebe
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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...
Silver Gelatin
Marsh
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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 ...
Silver Gelatin
Conversation with a Coyote
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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 ...
Archival Pigment
Isabel
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, 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 ...
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...
Silver Gelatin
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in
Chris Harris, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of Chris Harris. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layo...
Archival Pigment
H 14 in W 11 in
Bea with a whip at The Other Side
By Nan Goldin
Located in New York, NY
Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...
Silver Gelatin
H 50.01 in W 39.77 in
Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 not framed signed and numbered Certificate and label by the artist Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of famous singer and ...
Archival Pigment
H 14 in W 11 in
Wrestler's Embrace
By Laurence Salzmann
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 10. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is pro...
Silver Gelatin
H 8 in W 10 in
Grace Jones and Maria Shriver
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol. Photograph of Grace Jones with Maria Shriver at her wedding to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hyannis...
Silver Gelatin
H 18.9 in W 24.02 in
Iman, Goddess, 2004 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Markus Klinko
Located in Vienna, AT
Markus Klinko’s Iman, Goddess presents the iconic model in a luminous black-and-white composition set against a dramatic staircase, evoking glamour, strength, and cinematic sophistic...
Archival Pigment
H 14.97 in W 24.02 in
Rush Hour, 2000 - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Markus Klinko
Located in Vienna, AT
Rush Hour by Markus Klinko is a cinematic black-and-white fashion photograph capturing motion, luxury, and urban elegance. Cropped figures in tailored suits, polished shoes, and a ce...
Archival Pigment
"Kenny in Love", Miami Beach, Florida, 2000
By Lynda Churilla
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 20. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
Silver Gelatin
H 6.5 in W 4.25 in
Divination by Cards
By Rachel Phillips
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Each Cabinet Card is unique, and the image above details the front and back of the card. A handmade display stand made by the artist is also available for $100 – please inquire if in...
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Grace Jones at His Wedding
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work by Andy Warhol of Grace Jones with Arnold Schwarzenegger at his wedding to Maria Shriver in Hyannis Port, Maine in Apr...
Silver Gelatin
H 59.06 in W 44.3 in D 0.2 in
Primo, Kenya, animal, wildlife, black and white photography, elephant
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 5 More sizes and Editions on request. Primo was one of the "Big Tuskers" and oldest bulls in the Amboseli National Park i...
Archival Pigment
The Cure in New York by Allan Tannenbaum
By Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Robert Smith with The Cure taken on Columbus Ave, New York City, April 1980 by photographer Allan Tannenbaum Archival pigment print on Lexje...
Archival Pigment
H 15 in W 15 in D 0.1 in
Birthright, Hopkins County
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: From Uncertain to Blue Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is kno...
Silver Gelatin
H 15 in W 15 in D 0.1 in
Otis
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Silver Gelatin