PHOTOGRAPHY NEW MEXICO
Thomas F. Barrow and Kristin Barendsen
Essay by Stuart Ashman

Stuart Ashman places the artists in context with historical figures such as Minor White and Eliot Porter. Thomas Barrow discusses how he chose the photographs and what gives New Mexico its unique status in American photography. Kristin Barendsen profiles the photographers and their work, illuminating their distinctive approaches to technique and content.

Thomas F. Barrow is professor emeritus of photography at the University of New Mexico. He has served as assistant director of the George Eastman House and director of the UNM Art Museum. His work is in the permanent collections of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson, the George Eastman House, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Kristin Barendsen is an arts critic and travel writer living in Santa Fe. Her stories and photographs have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers in the U.S. and internationally. Stuart Ashman is a photographer and artist and has contributed to several Fresco Fine Art Publications books. He is Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

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