Ezra Stoller

Ezra Stoller's gelatin silver prints are iconic images of landmark structures.  Originally trained in industrial design, Stoller used a large-format camera to photograph monumental 20th century buildings, including the Guggenheim Museum, the TWA terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Seagram Building, and Falling Water.  The exhibition will include well-known photographs of these locations, as well as lesser-known photographs of small homes and guest houses.  A pioneer in the field of architectural photography, Ezra Stoller was sought after for his unique ability to capture the building according to the architect's vision.  His photographs convey the experience of a three-dimensional architectural space through a two-dimensional photograph, with careful attention to vantage point and lighting conditions, as well as to line, color, form and texture. 

Ezra Stoller was born in Chicago in 1915 and graduated from New York University in 1938.  He worked briefly with the photographer Paul Strand before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, where he taught photography at the Signal Corps Photo Center.  In 1961, he became the first photographer to be awarded the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and belong to numerous museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  Mr. Stoller died in 2004.