David S. Allee (born 1969) is an American artist and photographer.[1]

David S. Allee
Born1969
NationalityAmerican
EducationBA Cornell University
MFA School of Visual Arts
Known forarchitectural photography
Websitewww.davidallee.com

Education

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Allee received an undergraduate degree in economics and government from Cornell University in 1991, and his MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts (2001). He began his career as an urban planner before switching to photography.[2]

Photography

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Allee's photographs are focused on the built environment, and on architecture in particular. He is well known for using found available light at night in his work, beginning with White Nights (2000–03) and followed by Cross Lands and, most recently, Chasing Firefly.[3] He has also exhibited and published series of images of the abandoned Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center (2006–10), defunct Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn (2013–14) and more recently, Frame of View (2003-19).[4] In 2020, he used a tilt-shift lens to control perspective while taking frontal photographs of Broadway theatres closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Exhibitions

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Solo exhibitions

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Group exhibitions

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Collections

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  • Bronx Museum of the Arts[10]
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Art[11]
  • Knoxville Museum of Art[6]

References

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  1. ^ "David S. Allee American, born 1969". New York Public Library (Photographers Identity Catalog). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "David S. Allee @ Morgan Lehman Gallery in NYC". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ Smithson, Aline (22 January 2017). "David S. Allee: Chasing Firefly". LensScratch. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ Wender, Jessie. "Inside the Domino Sugar Factory". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ Paulson, Michael (20 April 2020). "Showtime, Suspended". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b Kelly, Brian P. (5 June 2013). "Southern Hospitality & Contemporary Art". The New Criterion. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ Cruz, Ariceli. "Black Hole Sun". The Village Voice. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ^ "DARKNESS AT 4:02: David Allee Dark Day". The New York Photo Review. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, David (8 February 2013). "Framed". SLATE. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Selections from the Bronx Museum of the Arts' Permanent Collection". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Shows To See: Behind The Wheel: Third Exhibition In The Santa Barbara Museum Of Art Vantage Point Photography Series: May 5 – August 12, 2012". Shutterbug. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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