Kurt Edward Fishback

Kurt Edward Fishback is an American photographer noted for his portraits of other artists and photographers. Kurt was born in Sacramento, CA in 1942. Son of photographer Glen Fishback and namesake of photographer Edward Weston, he was exposed to art photography at an early age as his father's friends included Edward Weston, Ansel Adams and Wynn Bullock. Kurt studied art at Sacramento City College, San Francisco Art Institute, Cornell University and UC Davis where he received his Master of Fine Arts Degree.

Since 1963 Fishback has been involved in many solo and group exhibitions including; SFMOMA, and Crocker Art Museum. His work is represented in many public, private and corporate collections including; SFMOMA, San Francisco Art Institute, and Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY.

Fishback currently resides in Antelope, California with his wife Cassandra Reeves. He exhibits at galleries and museums, teaches photography at American River College, and has published several books including a book of portraits of California artists entitled, Art in Residence: West Coast Artists in Their Space (see illustration). The book includes portraits of 74 artists, including Ansel Adams, Wayne Thiebaud, Judy Chicago, Brett Weston, and Jock Sturges. Other artist portraits made by Kurt include Cornell Capa, André Kertész, Mary Ellen Mark, Chuck Close and Robert Mapplethorpe.

Books

• Art in Residence: West Coast Artists in Their Space. (2000),
• Portrait of the Artist. (2008),
• Nature Mandalas. (2010),
• Cloud Mandalas. (2010),
• Artists Portraits New York 1982. (2012),
• Knowing - A Study In Spiritual Genealogy. (2014),
• 51 Portraits of Women Artists. (2015),
• 71 Women in Art. (2017),
• There's Light There. (2019),

External links

• Kurt Edward Fishback's official website
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