Yesterday, I spent the afternoon at Sotheby’s in Manhattan looking at the photographs from the Polaroid Collection. This collection contains works by past and contemporary artists. Works by Ansel Adams, Chuck Close, William Wegman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Peter Beard, Lorna Simpson and other wonderful artists line the walls of five floors.
My work is also a part of the Polaroid Collection. Although I feel saddened to see this collection go to auction, I am proud to be a part of this esteemed group. Using Polaroid film was an important creative tool for my work. I could see the progress of a session and work on ideas at the time I was photographing. Then I could take the negatives and contact print in palladium or enlarge them in silver gelatin printing.
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