Rosamond W. Purcell Explained

Rosamond Wolff Purcell (born 1942) is an American photographer. Purcell is known for her photographic works that explore subjects in natural history,[1] science, and biology.[2] [3]

She was the subject of the 2016 documentary film An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell by Molly Bernstein.[1] [4] [5] Her work is included in the permanent collections of: Art Institute of Chicago,[6] the National Gallery of Canada.,[7] Museum of Fine Arts (Boston),[8] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[9] the National Academy of Science, and the Victoria and Albert[10] in London.

Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside, the first retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work, was presented by the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts, during September through December 2022.[11]

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  1. Web site: Review: 'An Art That Nature Makes,' an Illuminating Look at Rosamond Purcell. A. O.. Scott. August 9, 2016. The New York Times. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407030729/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/movies/review-an-art-that-nature-makes-an-illuminating-look-at-rosamond-purcell.html. April 7, 2019. live.
  2. Web site: An Eye for Anomaly. Marshall Jon. Fisher. April 1, 1998. The Atlantic. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504204448/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/04/an-eye-for-anomaly/377093/. May 4, 2019. live.
  3. Web site: The Art of Decay. Joshua. Glenn. October 5, 2003. Boston Globe. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505024934/http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2003/10/05/the_art_of_decay/. May 5, 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Documentary 'An Art That Nature Makes' is a tour through photographer Rosamond Purcell's work. Robert. Abele. Los Angeles Times. September 2016 . May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407025059/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-art-nature-makes-review-20160829-snap-story.html. April 7, 2019. live.
  5. Web site: 'An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. August 10, 2016 . May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504205747/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/an-art-nature-makes-work-918635. May 4, 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Rosamond Wolff Purcell . The Art Institute of Chicago . 12 July 2021 . en.
  7. Web site: Rosamond W. Purcell. gallery.ca. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504204452/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/rosamond-w-purcell. May 4, 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Memory Lane (Johnson and Lady Bird on a souvenir plate) . 2022-06-15 . collections.mfa.org . en.
  9. Web site: Black Sheep . 2022-06-15 . philamuseum.org . en.
  10. Web site: Museum . Victoria and Albert . Fish Head on Silver Plate Purcell, Rosamond W. V&A Explore The Collections . 2022-06-15 . Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections . October 11, 1980 . en.
  11. Web site: First Retrospective of Photographer and Conceptual Artist Rosamond Purcell to Open at Addison Gallery of American Art . 2022-06-08 . ArtfixDaily . en.
  12. 10.1126/science.257.5077.1775.b. Review of Finders, Keepers . Eight Collectors by Rosamond Wolff Purcell and Stephen Jay Gould . 1992 . Livingston . Katherine . Science . 257 . 5077 . 1775–1776 . p. 1776
  13. Web site: Review of Owls Head by Rosamond Wolff Purcell. Publishers Weekly. July 28, 2003.

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