PHOTOGRAPHS
Dater, Judy
U.S. (1941 - )
Lucia
1972
Gelatin silver print
9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (24.5 x 19.7 cm) image size; 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm) sheet size; 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm) mount board size
Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection
FA 2001.66

Speaking on portraiture, Dater once said, “I automatically gravitate toward mythic representations. That’s why it’s not essential I capture the individual. It’s also why I don’t like to photograph famous people, like John Wayne or Albert Einstein, because their celebrity and eminence get in the way. When I photograph unknown people they can represent concepts larger than themselves.” -- Label copy for Somebody, April 1 to August 3, 2008.