
Milton Greene (1922-1985), Marilyn Monroe (Peasant Series), 1954/2002,
color inkjet print on paper. Collection of Robert M. Infarinato,
Marilyn Monroe photo by Milton H. Greene © 2008 Joshua Greene
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November 15, 2008 through March 15, 2009
Fred Beans Gallery, Doylestown
Sponsored by F. X. Dougherty Home & Gift, The Joseph Ambler Inn,
Van Cleef Engineering Associates, Ventresca Ltd., and Whitney Photography.
There are probably more pictures of the human face than any other subject
in the history of photography. Yet the artistry that combines likeness
with character or mood, while conveying a deeper understanding of the subject,
is all too rare. The collection assembled by Bucks County resident Robert
Infarinato is rich with masterful portraits by such renowned photographers as
Ansel Adams, Ruth Bernhard, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Imogen Cunningham,
Philippe Halsman, Lotte Jacobi, Arnold Newman, and Man Ray. The collection
especially features subjects who have made their mark in the arts, including
such painters as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Pierre Bonnard, and
Georgia O'Keeffe; jazz musicians Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald,
Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington; dancer Martha Graham; photographer
Alfred Stieglitz; writer Simone de Beauvoir; and celebrities Marilyn Monroe,
Sophia Loren, and Lotte Lenya. In addition to images by some of the most
renowned photographic portraitists, the exhibition will present work by younger
and lesser known photographers whose work holds its own with these established
masters, as well as examples of the portraits of Bucks County photographer
Jack Rosen.
Robert Infarinato has resided in Bucks County since 1986, and started
collecting photographs in 1984. He is active as a trustee of Abington
Memorial Hospital and chairs the Advisory Board for Syracuse University's
Study Abroad programs. Saving Face is curated by Stephen Perloff,
editor of The Photo Review and The Photograph Collector.
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