Untitled (from the Brazil Series), 2005 from the collection of Villanova University Art Collection

©️Ralph Gibson

From Villanova University Art Collection

Unknown

Untitled (View of a European City), 1900

Photograph

4.5 x 7 in
Caroline Gutman

Untitled (Mevlevi Sema Ceremony)

printed on Photo Rag Baryta

30 x 45 in
Cardinal Prospero Grech

Venice 1

Photograph

11 x 17 in
Cardinal Prospero Grech

Vatican Gardens 2

Photograph

11 x 17 in
Cardinal Prospero Grech

Vatican Gardens 1

Photograph

11 x 17 in
Cardinal Prospero Grech

Valletta Malta

B&W photograph

11 x 17 in
Ralph Gibson

Untitled (From Political Abstraction)

Photograph

17 x 22 in
Ralph Gibson

Untitled (From Mono, P. 81)

22 x 17 in

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.

Additional Artworks

Untitled (View of a European City), 1900

Untitled (Mevlevi Sema Ceremony)

Venice 1

Vatican Gardens 2

Vatican Gardens 1

Valletta Malta

Untitled (From Political Abstraction)

Untitled (From Mono, P. 81)

About the artist

Ralph Gibson