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Ralph Gibson Furniture

American, b. 1939

Ralph Gibson is an American master photographer best known for literally inventing a new language of photography in the 1970s. Gibson was born in Los Angeles on January 16, 1939. Ralph Gibson builds a narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. He studied photography while in the US Navy and then at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and went on to work with Robert Frank on two films. Gibson has maintained a lifelong fascination with books and book-making. Since the appearance in 1970 of the Somnambulist, his work has been steadily impelled towards the printed page. To date, he has produced over 40 monographs. His photographs are included in over 150 museum collections around the world and have appeared in hundreds of exhibitions. Gibson has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Exchange in Berlin, a New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The Rencontres d'Arles festival presented his work in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1989 and 1994. His book Syntax received a mention for the Rencontres d'Arles Book Award in 1983. He was decorated as an Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and appointed Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. His awards include the Leica Medal of Excellence Award, “150 Years of Photography” Award from the Photographic Society of Japan, a Grande Médaille de la Ville d'Arles and the Lucie Award for lifetime achievement. Gibson also received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of Maryland and a second honorary doctorate from the Ohio Wesleyan University. He has worked exclusively with Leica for almost 50 years. Gibson currently lives in New York and travels frequently to Europe and Brazil.

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Ralph Gibson 'Artifacts'
Ralph Gibson 'Artifacts'

Ralph Gibson 'Artifacts'

By Ralph Gibson

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Ralph Gibson (American born 1939) Title: 'Artifacts' Full portfolio containing 10 photographs on fibre based silver gelatin photographic paper and clamshell box Each piece signed ...

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20th Century American Ralph Gibson Furniture

Black and White Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated
Black and White Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated

Black and White Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated

By Ralph Gibson

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A vintage gelatin silver photographic print by American photographer Ralph Gibson (1939-) Untitled, the photograph depicts an antique stone female statue from the back showing the to...

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1980s American Modern Vintage Ralph Gibson Furniture

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Chromogenic Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated
Chromogenic Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated

Chromogenic Photograph by Ralph Gibson Signed and Dated

By Ralph Gibson

Located in Atlanta, GA

A vintage chromogenic (C-type) photographic print by American photographer Ralph Gibson (1939-) Untitled, the photograph depicts a wooden easel against a background of a pink wall. P...

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Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson
Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson

Vintage Photograph Pharaonic Light by Ralph Gibson

By Ralph Gibson

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A vintage black and white gelatin silver black and white print by American photographer Gibson Ralph (born 1939, Los Angeles, CA), An iconic photo from Gibson's 1991 series Pharaonic...

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Ralph Gibson furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of other and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ralph Gibson furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Annie Leibovitz, Steve Schapiro, and Bert Stern. Prices for Ralph Gibson furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,875.