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Additional Artworks

From Villanova University Art Collection

  1. Pilings by John Castagno, Image 1.

    John Castagno

    Pilings, 1995

    Color photograph

    4 x 6 in

  2. Parabola Optica, Historic Center, Mexico City, 1930s. by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo, Image 3.

    Manuel Alvarez-Bravo

    Parabola Optica, Historic Center, Mexico City, 1930s., c. 1930

    Gelatin silver print

    9.25 x 7 in

  3. Patrick Stokes & His Daughter, Labre Park, Dublin by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Patrick Stokes & His Daughter, Labre Park, Dublin

    B&W photograph

    16 x 10.5 in

  4. Old Couple And Olivia Newton John Poster, New York, Ny by Alen MacWeeney, Image 1.

    Alen MacWeeney

    Old Couple And Olivia Newton John Poster, New York, Ny

    B&W photograph

    24 x 59 in

  5. Pomegranates, Naples by Cardinal Prospero Grech, Image 1.

    Cardinal Prospero Grech

    Pomegranates, Naples

    Photograph

    11 x 17 in

  6. Piazza Di Spagna, Rome by Cardinal Prospero Grech, Image 2.

    Cardinal Prospero Grech

    Piazza Di Spagna, Rome

    Photograph

    11 x 17 in

  7. Piazza Del Campo, Siena by Cardinal Prospero Grech, Image 1.

    Cardinal Prospero Grech

    Piazza Del Campo, Siena

    B&W photograph

    11 x 17 in

  8. Papal Audience by Cardinal Prospero Grech, Image 1.

    Cardinal Prospero Grech

    Papal Audience

    B&W photograph

    11 x 17 in

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About the artist

Ralph Gibson

American

b. 1939

Ralph Gibson (1939-) is an American photographer based in California. Born into a family immersed in the Hollywood film scene, Gibson began his professional photography journey as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and later worked with filmmaker Robert Frank and musician Lou Reed. Gibson also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute after his service in the US Navy.

Known for his surrealist black-and-white photographs, Gibson published several photographic books with comprehensive narratives. His work often utilizes visual contrast and juxtaposition to enliven inanimate objects. In 2019, Gibson was inducted into the Photography Hall of Fame.

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