A history of art is a chronicle of both relationships and artworks, here shown together in sets of photographs of artworks in which artists are linked to other artists who then are linked to still other artists and so on. I intend these prints to be shown in sequences with adjacent wall labels that identify the artists and clarify the connections.

Click in each of the following sequences to see PDFs with larger images, wall label texts and hanging recommendations:

My interest in photographing artworks in which one artist refers to another became an ongoing project when I noticed that the art I loved and had been photographing in museums and galleries was often about relationships and connections among artists. Such artworks are not common, especially ones that can be photographed well. On a typical visit to a museum I may find one or two potential subjects but often find none.

Visualizing connections among artists has been a fascinating pursuit. I think of each connection as a vignette about artists and the history of art built on a network of relationships and references. This is for me a photographic romance with art and artists, so it is essential that my prints are as beautiful and engaging as I can make them.

Click to view an expanded statement about the Artist to Artist prints and sequences.

The sequence of connections is made clear by wall labels that are to be displayed with the prints. Click to view and print sets of labels. The labels are formatted to emphasize the flow of connections among the artists.

The Artist to Artist sequences are comprised of photographs selected from a larger collection of images.Click to see the full set of 80 photographs with additional information and brief texts.

Sets of prints from this project have been accessioned by more than 40 art museums and university galleries of art. Click to see the list of collections.

I do not claim copyright of artworks depicted in Artist to Artist. I claim authorship only for new material that appears in the photographs including fabrication and alteration of images, background selection and placement of artworks, and the conceptual sequences about connections among artists. These photographic sequences are intended for educational use and as artworks in their own right. Photographs of copyrighted artworks are not offered for sale.