Eugene Richards
Richards in 2010
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Alma mater
Known forPhotography
Notable workDorchester Days (1978)
StyleDocumentary photography
AwardsW. Eugene Smith Grant – W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
1981

Photojournalism award – Infinity Award
1987
Publication award – Infinity Award
1995

Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
2014
Websitewww.eugenerichards.com

Eugene Richards (born 1944)[1] is an American documentary photographer living in Brooklyn, New York.[2][3][4] He has published many books of photography and has been a member of Magnum Photos[5] and of VII Photo Agency. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[1]

Early life and education

Richards was born and grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[1]

He received a BA in English from Northeastern University then studied photography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supervised by Minor White.[1]

Life and work

During the 1960s, Richards was a civil rights activist and VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer.[1]

His first book was Few Comforts or Surprises (1973), a depiction of rural poverty in Arkansas. His second book, the self-published Dorchester Days (1978), set in Dorchester, Massachusetts is "an angry, bitter book", both political and personal.[6] Gerry Badger writes that "[Richards's] involvement with the people he is photographing is total, and he is one of the best of photojournalists in getting that across, often helped by his own prose".[6]

Richards founded Many Voices Press to publish his books, beginning with Dorchester Days.[5] He was invited to join Magnum Photos in 1978, where he remained until 1995, then rejoined in 2002 for three more years.[1][5] He joined VII Photo Agency in 2006.[7] He lives in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

Publications

  • Few Comforts or Surprises: The Arkansas Delta. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1973. ISBN 0-262-18062-6.
  • Dorchester Days.
    • Wollaston, MA: self-published / Many Voices, 1978.
    • Second edition, revised and expanded. London: Phaidon, 2000. ISBN 0-7148-4001-7. With an introduction by Dorothea Lynch and an afterword by Richards.
  • 50 Hours. New York: Many Voices, 1983. ISBN 0-394-62023-2. With Dorothea Lynch.
  • Exploding into Life. New York: Aperture in association with Many Voices, 1986. ISBN 0-89381-177-7. With Dorothea Lynch.
  • Below the Line: Living Poor in America. Mount Vernon, NY: Consumers Union, 1987. ISBN 0-89043-061-6 (paperback); ISBN 0-89043-062-4 (hardback). Text ed. Christiane Bird, story researched by Janine Altongy.
  • The Knife and Gun Club: Scenes from an Emergency Room. New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1989. ISBN 0-87113-255-9. 2nd ed. 1995.
  • With Edward Barnes. Cocaine True, Cocaine Blue. New York: Aperture, 1994. ISBN 0-89381-543-8 (hardback), ISBN 0-89381-564-0 (paperback). New York: Aperture, 1996. ISBN 0-89381-687-6.
  • Americans We: Photographs and Notes. New York: Aperture, 1994. ISBN 0-89381-594-2.
  • Eugene Richards. Photo Poche series. Paris: Nathan, 1997. ISBN 978-2-09-754106-2.
  • Eugene Richards. Phaidon 55 series. London and New York: Phaidon, 2001. Text by Charles Bowden. ISBN 978-0-7148-4025-3
  • Stepping through the Ashes. New York: Aperture, 2002. ISBN 1-931788-01-4. With interviews by Janine Altongy.
  • The Fat Baby. London: Phaidon, 2004. ISBN 0-7148-4196-X.
  • A Procession of Them. University of Texas Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-292-71910-1.
  • The Blue Room. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7148-4832-7.[8]
  • War Is Personal. 2010. ISBN 978-0-292-70441-1.[9][10]
  • Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down. New York: Many Voices, 2014. ISBN 978-0991218905.
  • The Day I Was Born. New York: Many Voices, 2020. Edition of 1000 copies.[11]

Exhibitions

Awards

Collections

Videos of Richards

  • Lassiter, Kenneth T., Gary Bechtold, et al. Techniques of the Masters (videoconference, April 18, 1991). 1991.
  • Richards, Eugene. Eugene Richards Photographer of the Year. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1991.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About". Eugene Richards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. 1 2 Weiss-Meyer, Amy (9 August 2021). "What New York Looked Like After 9/11". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Eugene Richards: The Run-on of Time". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ↑ "Innovator: Eugene Richards". NPPA. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "1995 Infinity Award: Publication". International Center of Photography. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  6. 1 2 Gerry Badger, in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History, vol. 2 (London: Phaidon, 2006; ISBN 0-7148-4433-0), 30.
  7. ↑ "Eugene Richards Joins VII Photo Agency". NPPA. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  8. ↑ Bowden, Charles. "Eugene Richards's The Blue Room". Aperture. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  9. ↑ "War Becomes Personal: Interview with Eugene Richards on Capturing the Aftermath of the Iraq War". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  10. ↑ "One Year Later: The Story of Eugene Richards' 'War is Personal' Continues". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  11. ↑ Rowell, Melody (26 June 2021). "A Photographer Saw An Arkansas Town Fading. His New Book Keeps Its Stories Alive". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  12. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (11 July 2009). "Photography review: Les Rencontres d'Arles 2009, Arles, France". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  13. ↑ Gilbert, Sarah (9 June 2017). "The unflinching eye of Eugene Richards – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  14. ↑ "Eugene Richards: A Life in Photography". The New York Times. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  15. ↑ "Eugene Richards: The Run-On of Time". Nelson Atkins. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  16. ↑ "1981: Eugene Richards". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Missouri Honor Medal Winners: Individuals". Missouri School of Journalism. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Addison Gallery of American Art Online Collection Database". Addison Gallery of American Art. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  19. ↑ "Eugene Richards". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  20. ↑ Harvard. "Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  21. ↑ "Family Album, Dorchester, Massachusetts". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  22. ↑ "Untitled, From "Few Comforts or Surprises"". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  23. ↑ "Results – Advanced Search Objects – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  24. ↑ "Works – Eugene Richards – Artists/Makers – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art". art.nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  25. ↑ "Eugene Richards". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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