HARBUTT, Charles - Departures and Arrivals

Personal statement by US photographer Charles HARBUTT

“There are pictures of men and boys, women and girls, statues, pensive monkeys, moments that took my breath away, scared me, made me smile.” (...) “History belongs to all of us, not just kings and generals." (Charles HARBUTT)

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"The out-of-print photo volume 'Departures and Arrivals' compiles favorite photographs by world-renowned photographer Charles HARBUTT’, selected from throughout his half-century of making pictures. 'Departures and Arrivals' is his third monograph. The black-and-white photographs gathered here highlight ordinary moments in extraordinary historical circumstances, as well as less fraught images of city living. The photographic volume 'Departures and Arrivals' records HARBUTT’s half-century career at the forefront of American photography." (© Damiani, 2012)

Reviews

"The third monograph by Charles HARBUTT, 'Departures & Arrivals', collates his favorite photographs from five decades of work. deftly designed by the impeccable yolanda Cuomo, it showcases his quick and loving eye." (© American Photo)
"In all, HARBUTT has produced three monographs. The most recent photo book, 'Departures and Arrivals', is a collection of his favorite photos from throughout his career. The Center for Creative Photography show includes all the photos in the book and a short video in which HARBUTT and his wife and frequent collaborator, photographer Joan Liftin, describe the process of making it." (© David Walker for PDN)

About US-american photographer, Charles HARBUTT (1935-2015)

Charles HARBUTT has been a prominent member of the American postwar photojournalist tradition ever since his documentation of the Cuban revolution in 1959; he subsequently joined MAGNUM Photos and has twice been elected its president.  His pictures have been exhibited and collected by The Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, the Art Institute in Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington. In 1997, his negatives, master prints and archives were acquired for the collection of the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson.

Photo books by and on the work of Charles HARBUTT