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Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

American, b. 1948

In Keith Carter's work, there is always more than meets the eye. The contemporary American photographer's pictures have a Surrealist quality, and Carter has a way of transforming the ordinary into the otherworldly. He strives to bring out the significance of the moment with black and white, figurative and abstract photography that has a deep sense of time and place.

Carter was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1948. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, where he also studied business management at Lamar University, graduating in 1970. After finding himself drawn to taking pictures, Carter started working as a commercial photographer.

Photography proved a successful and fruitful calling, and Carter earned recognition for his work over the years. In 1997, his photography was nationally televised on CBS Sunday Morning. Celebrities also started collecting Carter's photographs, including Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, Elton John, Vanessa Redgrave and Barack Obama.

Carter was awarded the Texas Medal of Arts in 2009. Unfortunately, that same year, he was diagnosed with melanoma in his left eye, leaving him with limited vision. His photographic work helped him get through the experience: he even decided to make photographs focused on sight itself. Carter began experimenting with materials like silver gelatin and archival pigment to mimic the cloudiness of his vision.

Carter is represented by PDNB Gallery in Dallas, Texas, as well as by other galleries across the United States. In speaking to Introspective, the owners of PDNB Gallery describe Carter as a "Texas legend" and explain that they were following his work before they even opened their gallery. Their first 1997 show with the artist was described as a "blockbuster."

Carter's work is held in the collections at the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and many more prestigious institutions. He holds the Endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University and continues to exhibit and hold workshops across the United States.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Keith Carter photography.

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Artist: Keith Carter b.1948
Skyline by Keith Carter, 2018, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
Skyline by Keith Carter is a sepia toned archival pigment print, featuring a section of buildings and skyscrapers in New York City. Image size: 16 x 16 in. Paper size: 22 x 17 in. ...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Flying V (Sky and Water Series)
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 17 x 22 in. Image size: 16 x 16 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and w...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pinocchio on Dove
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 17 x 22 in. Image size: 16 x 20 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and w...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gossamer Autumn
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Sky & Water During our historic pandemic, I began morning walks through the marshlands west of town. I felt that I was walking through prehistory, and could count on seeing at least one small miracle each day: luminous reflected clouds in water, a nonchalant bobcat, frolicking river otters...
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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Pigment

Turner Clouds, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Turner Clouds, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by the...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Swirls, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Swirls, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by the Los An...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Sunken Weathervane, color photograph, signed and numbered, limited edition
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Sunken Weathervane, color photograph, signed and numbered, limited edition Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” b...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Lone Pine, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lone Pine, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by the Los...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Laguna Salinas, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Laguna Salinas, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by th...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Illuminated Tree, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Illuminated Tree, color photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by ...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Ibis on Clouds, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ibis on Clouds, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordina...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Flying V, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Flying V, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” b...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Egret and Crane, color photograph, signed and numbered, limited edition
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Egret and Crane, color photograph, signed and numbered, limited edition. Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary” by t...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

Bullrushes, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Bullrushes, color landscape photograph, limited edition, signed and numbered Keith Carter’s work explores time, place, and vernacular culture. Described as a “Poet of the Ordinary”...
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2010s Keith Carter b.1948 Color Photography

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Archival Ink

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