Richard Friedman, originally from New York City, came to Berkeley in 1968. He started taking pictures as a teenager, and some of his images of Greenwich Village in the 60′s have become iconic on Facebook and Flickr. His other photos from the 60’s and 70’s of London and Berkeley have appeared in shows, books, and online, along with more recent images on new music CD covers. While his day job is as a technical writer, he also does a weekly music program on KALW-FM. Richard and his wife Victoria Shoemaker have been tireless supporters of the Authors Dinner from its inception.
About his art Richard says, “If you were to ask me what interests me the most when taking pictures, I’d have to say that it seems that what I’m trying to photograph is stillness and a sense of place and position. Geometry fascinates me, and reducing a three dimensional world into a seemingly flat image is all about geometry. Some of these pictures are, what I call, ‘corner of the eye’ images… images you might catch out of the corner of your eye. Unexpected and momentary.” And fabulous!
RICHARD FRIEDMAN PHOTOGRAPHS
ITEM T – 11 Barnyard Wall
Taken at Navarro Winery in Philo, CA
August, 2013
ITEM T – 12 Ditmas
Taken in Brooklyn, New York
October, 2012
ITEM T – 13 The Edge
Taken at Sea Ranch, CA
January, 2014
These captivating images were printed and signed by Richard Friedman especially for this auction. The are printed on Hahnemuhle Baryta FB Fine Art Paper and have 100% cotton archival mats.
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We thank Richard Friedman for this generous donation.