Three tributes to the wide range of photographer Frank Stewart

Frank Stewart Reviewed in the Washington Post!

Please see below an excerpt from the Washington Post review of our exhibition, Riffs and Responses as well as a review of the Phillips Collection's exhibition, Frank Stewart's Nexus: An American Photographer's Journey, 1960S to the Present:

"The gallery’s current Stewart show, “Riffs and Responses,” is more tightly focused. The pictures are all of performers and often depict a precise instant of music making. Viewing the images is very nearly an aural experience.

“The Belter (Catherine Russell)” captures its subject with her head back and mouth wide open, apparently delivering a song’s climactic note. In “Roy Hargrove,” only the bell of the musician’s trumpet is in crisp focus; his hand is soft and his face barely visible. It’s as if the player has almost disappeared into the sound he’s making.

The pictures in “Riffs and Responses” employ Stewart’s usual techniques to spotlight and isolate musicians in fields of black or red. The effects are both electric and intimate, sharing a privileged viewpoint with spectators far removed in time and space from the second the artist memorializes. Stewart’s photos are historical, yet feel immediate. The long-gone moment is preserved forever in shape, light and shadow.”

 - Mark Jenkins

Please click below to read the full reviews from the Washington Post :
Three tributes to the wide range of photographer Frank Stewart