Lewis Baltz

Lewis Baltz
Lewis Baltz (1998) in Jean Nouvel's Amat hotel
Born(1945-09-12)September 12, 1945
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 22, 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 69)[1]
Paris, France
EducationSan Francisco Art Institute
Claremont Graduate School
Occupation(s)Visual artist, photographer, educator
Known forNew Topography

Lewis "Duke" Baltz (September 12, 1945 – November 22, 2014)[2] was an American visual artist, photographer, and educator. He was an important figure in the New Topographics movement of the late 1970s.[3] His best known work was monochrome photography of suburban landscapes and industrial parks which highlighted his commentary of void within the "American Dream".[4][5][6][7]

He wrote for many journals, and contributed regularly to L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui.

Baltz's work is held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,[8] Metropolitan Museum of Art,[9] Tate Modern,[8] Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[8] Whitney Museum of American Art,[10] Art Institute of Chicago,[11] Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego,[9] Philadelphia Museum of Art,[9] and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[8]

  1. ^ Crowder, Nicole (November 24, 2014). "Icon of New Topography movement Lewis Baltz dies at 69". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Jock (January 28, 2015). "Jock Reynolds on Lewis Baltz (1945–2014)". Artforum.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Lewis Baltz Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Faculty Website at European Graduate School.
  4. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (December 4, 2014). "Lewis Baltz obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Icon of New Topography movement Lewis Baltz dies at 69". Washington Post. November 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Chawkins, Steve (November 27, 2014). "Lewis Baltz dies at 69; photographer of stark, postmodern isolation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Fischer, Hal (December 1978). "Hal Fischer on Lewis Baltz". Artforum.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Lewis Baltz". whitney.org. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lewis Baltz". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved August 28, 2022.