The Artist Observed: Photographs by Sidney B. Felsen Hardcover - 2003

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The spirit of Gemini Gel is best captured by the word "collaboration." It's about artists and printers working hand in hand to create works of art. This same spirit prevails when I take photos. There's a trust extended by the artists, allowing me to share so many special moments with them. Sidney Felsen Recently, watching Ken Burns's captivating television documentary Jazz. I did revel in my music. I was dumb-founded by the latent power of those old grainy images--so contextually rich--as each decade danced to life on the faces of legendary names. And yes, it's jazz that brings me to Sidney B. Felsen. Sidney's photographs are like the best of those that enlivened Burns's story of American music - imparting pungent memories of time and place. Constance W. Glenn Sidney Felsen founded Gemini Gel (Graphics Editions Limited) in 1966, and soon after began to photograph the artists who came to work in what has become America's premier graphics studio. Artists from Bruce Nauman and architect Frank Gehry (who also designed the Gemini Studios in 1979) to the American masters Robert Rauschenberg. Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichtenstein became subjects for Sid Felsen's camera.