LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – The Rago Arts and Auction Center will have an open house on Tuesday, April 22, which will feature American photographer George Tice speaking at 6 p.m. on his career and latest publication, Seldom Seen: Photographs, 1968-2011. The talk takes place during the preview week for Rago’s Unreserved auctions.
George Tice has received international acclaim for his landscape work and is considered one of the great photographers of the 20th century. Seldom Seen is a 128-page legacy piece, reproduced in Quadtone. The book features 100 images that, until now, have never appeared in any of his previous books.
Tice’s interest in photography arose when he joined a camera club at the age of 14. Edward Steichen first recognized Tice’s work in his role as director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. In 1959, Steichen chose Tice’s photograph of an explosion aboard the U.S.S. Wasp for the museum’s collection. Tice worked as a portrait photographer for ten years, and then began photographing Amish and Shaker communities and fishermen of Maine. In the late ’60s, he turned his eye to his home state of New Jersey when he began working with an 8×10 view camera. In 1972, he was honored with a one-man show “Paterson, New Jersey” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2002, he had another major exhibition, “Urban Landscapes” at the International Center of Photography. Today, Tice’s work is included in major museum collections around the world.
His books include Fields of Peace: A Pennsylvania German Album (1970-98), Paterson (1972), Lincoln (1984), Hometowns: An American Pilgrimage (1988), Urban Landscapes (2002), Paterson II (2006), and Seacoast Maine (2009).
A book signing will follow Tice’s presentation. Seldom Seen, his 18th book, published by Brilliant Press and Seacoast Maine, published by David R. Godine and printed by Brilliant Graphics, will be available for sale. So will a recent documentary film by Bruce Wodder, of New Street Productions titled, George Tice: Seeing Beyond the Moment.
The auction house opens on Tuesday, April 22 at noon. A reception begins at 5 p.m.
RSVP to 609-397-9374 ext. 119 or raac@ragoarts.com. If unable to RSVP in advance, please attend anyway; all are welcome.
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