The Jan Kesner Gallery is a fine art photographygallery in Los Angeles, California. It was the first woman-owned photography gallery in Los Angeles when it was established in 1987.[1] The gallery is known primarily for its focus on contemporary and master works with conceptual or minimal themes, and for its support of regional and international photography.
The Jan Kesner Gallery was only the second artistic forum to focus on fine art photography in Los Angeles when it was founded by Jan Kesner in 1987 (preceded by the G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, which opened in 1975).
In 1990, the Gallery exhibited Vintage Photographs from the 1950s featuring the work of Bruce Bellas, better known as Bruce of Los Angeles. Bellas' photography primarily consisted of the nude male physique, making the Gallery one of the first in the nation to accept the art form in its own right.[citation needed]
kesner, gallery, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jan Kesner Gallery news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message The Jan Kesner Gallery is a fine art photography gallery in Los Angeles California It was the first woman owned photography gallery in Los Angeles when it was established in 1987 1 The gallery is known primarily for its focus on contemporary and master works with conceptual or minimal themes and for its support of regional and international photography Contents 1 History 2 Artists 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Jan Kesner Gallery was only the second artistic forum to focus on fine art photography in Los Angeles when it was founded by Jan Kesner in 1987 preceded by the G Ray Hawkins Gallery which opened in 1975 The Gallery made headlines in 1989 with its controversial Selected Sin group exhibition featuring works by Ruth Bernhard Imogen Cunningham Robert Mapplethorpe Jan Saudek Andres Serrano and Edward Weston The exhibition was a powerful response to government censorship of photography deemed inappropriate political or risque In 1990 the Gallery exhibited Vintage Photographs from the 1950s featuring the work of Bruce Bellas better known as Bruce of Los Angeles Bellas photography primarily consisted of the nude male physique making the Gallery one of the first in the nation to accept the art form in its own right citation needed Artists editThe Gallery has exhibited many notable photographers including Ansel Adams Diane Arbus Imogen Cunningham Larry Fink and Lewis Hine The Gallery also represents a number of prominent artists among them are John Humble Richard Misrach Arne Svenson Ruben Ortiz Torres Frank van der Salm Dan Winters and Max Yavno References edit Jan Kesner Gallery Statement and Profile Los Angeles Fine Art Photography www jankesnergallery com Retrieved 2024 02 18 External links editOfficial website Article from Women in Photography 34 04 26 N 118 18 52 W 34 073934 N 118 314326 W 34 073934 118 314326 nbsp This article related to an art display art museum or gallery in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This California museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a building or structure in Los Angeles is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Kesner Gallery amp oldid 1208911763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
