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The PRC is pleased to announce the publication of an unprecedented portfolio of photographs by world-renowned artists. Each artist represented in the PRC Portfolio is considered a contemporary master.
The portfolio was produced in a trade edition of thirty-five signed and numbered prints enclosed in a custom clamshell case measuring 20 x 24 inches.
The price of the portfolio is $25,000 with a special discount for non-profit institutions.
Interest in The PRC Portfolio has been substantial and nearly half of the trade edition has been sold. Copies are already held in the public collections of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Center for Creative Photography, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film as well as a number of prestigious private collections. In addition, it has just entered the collections of the Harvard Art Museum/Fogg Art Museum and the RISD Museum.
If you have any questions about the portfolio or would like to place your order, please email Jason Landry, Programs and Operations Manager, at jlandry@prcboston.org or call 617.975.0600.
The PRC Porfolio will be featured in two exhibitions in 2009/2010.
DeCordova Sculpture Park
and Museum
"Out of the Box": Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
October 24, 2009 - October 2010
Public reception,
Thursday, January 28, 2010, 7 – 9pm
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773, 781.259.8355
The DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has invited former PRC curator Leslie K. Brown to organize an exhibition from the museum's extensive photography collection. In addition to touching upon the history of photography portfolios as it relates to photohistory and the history of collecting multiples, Out of the Box highlights the history and strengths of the DeCordova's permanent photography collection. DeCordova's holdings offer a unique opportunity to explore this topic as nearly one fifth of the collection's over 1,400 prints are from portfolios.
Selections from over ten portfolios will be featured, ranging from the very first photographs to enter the DeCordova's collection in 1980 to the most recently acquired photographs—a portfolio by Jo Sandman and the entire PRC Portfolio. This exhibition also initiates a new curatorial program: inviting guest curators and artists to explore DeCordova's collection and bring to it new viewpoints. This exhibition is coordinated by deCordova Assistant Curator Dina Deitsch and is made possible by generous support from the Lois and Richard England Family Foundation.
For directions and more information, please see www.decordova.org.
Gallery Kayafas
The PRC Portfolio
Demonstrations
by Caleb Charland
Network Theory by Audrey Goldstein
October 22 - November 28, 2009
Reception: Friday, November 6, 5:30 - 8pm
450 Harrison Avenue #37, Boston, MA 02118, 617.482.0411
The PRC Portfolio will be showcased in Gallery Kayafas's elegant new space. For directions and more information, please see www.gallerykayafas.com.
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Click on the image below for a larger view and further information about the artist. .
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| Lalla Essaydi |
Ralph Gibson |
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| Emmet Gowin |
Jocelyn Lee |
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| Arno Rafael Minkkinen |
Abelardo Morell |
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| David Hilliard |
Henry Horenstein |
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| Patti Smith |
Sage Sohier
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| Laura McPhee |
Jim Dow |
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Robert and Shana
ParkeHarrison |
Frank Gohlke |
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| Barbara Boswoth |
Susan Meiselas |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PRC PORTFOLIO
(The following is adapted in part from the colophon, acknowledgements, and biographical pages of The PRC Portfolio)
The PRC Portfolio was published in 2008 and distributed by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, located at 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA.
The PRC Portfolio Committee selected the artists and assisted with the communication and logistics. Dr. Kim Sichel, Associate Professor, History of Photography and Modern Art at Boston University , wrote the essay and Leslie K. Brown, former PRC Curator, wrote the biographies.
The individual prints were created under the artists' direct supervision, as is customary contemporary practice, in the medium listed on the following pages. The mat backboards are Rising Conserva Mats and the overmats are Rising Museum Rag. All mats are 4-ply, except the ParkeHarrison print, which is 8-ply. The portfolio is cased in a handmade, clothbound, archival box produced by Portfoliobox, Inc.; the frontispiece, colophon, essay, and biographical pages were designed by Jim Fitts, PRC Executive Director.
Each photographer received an artist proof edition of the portfolio in return for his or her contribution. Artist proof editions were given to Color Services, LLC and Palm Press, Inc., who were the printers of the editions. Three artist proof editions will remain with the PRC.
In addition to the PRC Board of Directors, the PRC wishes to thank the PRC Portfolio Committee; Color Services, LLC; Palm Press, Inc.; Kim Sichel; and all of the artists and their galleries. In addition, the PRC Portfolio Committee would like to express their gratitude to Marc Elliott and Gus Kayafas for their counsel and support.
Click here to read the review of the Portfolio exhibition by Mark Feeney in the Boston Globe
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