ARTIST

b. 1947, Massachusetts

Henry Horenstein Resume

Henry Horenstein has been a prolific chronicler of popular culture for over thirty years, and is the author of literally dozens of books. His photographs have been exhibited nationally at the Annenberg Space for Photography; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Southeast Museum for Photography; among others. He is Professor of Photography at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

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This is a black-and-white photograph of a man in a racing suit in front of a wrecked car.
Speedway 1972

In 1972, Henry Horenstein photographed the weekly stock car races and events at Thompson …

This is a black-and-white photograph of a female's backside in a garter and fishnet stockings.
Show

Show is photographer Henry Horenstein’s long-anticipated look at modern burlesque. The photographs were made …

This is a sepia-toned black-and-white photograph of a floating stingray.
Animalia

“Horenstein’s creatures are decontextualized. They appear without the backdrop of the natural landscape, outside …

This is a sepia-toned, black-and-white close-up photograph of a woman's face in profile.
Humans

“These are not in any conventional sense nudes in the often grand and equally …

This is a black-and-white photograph of a poople jumping up on a person's leg wearing white pants.
Close Relations

In Close Relations, noted photographer Henry Horenstein presents his earliest images, made when he …

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