Carl Chiarenza (born 1935) is an American art photographer. He works predominantly in black and white photography. From 1979, he has worked entirely in the studio, creating abstract compositions using materials such as torn paper and aluminum foil.

Life

Chiarenza was born in

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in 1935, to parents that had immigrated there from Italy. He studied with Minor White and

Ralph Hattersley Ralph M. Hattersley, Jr. (1921-2000) was an American photographic educator, commentator, journalist and photographer. Early life and education Ralph M. Hattersley, Jr. (1921-2000) was born on March 31, 1921 in Montana where he grew up in Conrad. A ...

at the

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. He was active in Boston, Massachusetts for three decades, beginning in 1957. He earned a Ph.D. from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

in 1973, and was Professor of Art History at Boston University until 1986. He became a Professor of Art History at the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

beginning in 1986, where he eventually became Chair of Art and Art History. He is currently Professor Emeritus and Artist in Residence there.

Exhibitions and collections

Chiarenza's photographs have been shown in more than 80 solo exhibitions and more than 250 group exhibitions, starting in 1957, and are in the collections of the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, the

Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...

, the

George Eastman Museum The George Eastman Museum, also referred to as ''George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film'', the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in ...

, the

Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Fr ...

, and the

Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California, Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Pa ...

, as well as many other institutions.

Publications

*''Aaron Siskind: Pleasures and Terrors'', Boston, 1982 *''Landscapes of the Mind'', David R. Godine, Boston, 1988 *''Evocations'', Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2002 *''Peace Warriors of Two Thousand and Three'', Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2004 *''Solitudes'', Lodima Press, 2005 *''Interaction: Verbal / Visual'', Nazraeli Press, Tucson, 2006 *''Pictures Come from Pictures'', David R Godine, Boston, 2008

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