Adger Cowans, Fire Island, Gelatin silver print, c. 1970
The exhibition takes a sweeping retrospective look at the life and work of Adger Cowans. Materials from his archives display key thematic moments from the late 1950s to the present including water studies, jazz portraits, Hollywood portraits, and street scenes. Also featured are a selection of paintings and the production archives of the autobiographical artists’ book published out of a collaboration between Cowans and 21st Editions that reveals the spiritual nature of this master photographer and painter.
Open Sept. 12, 2022 through Jan. 31, 2023
Exhibit curator: Deborah Ultan | Exhibit designer: Darren Terpstra
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Atrium
221 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
