Peter MacGill
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Peter MacGill is an American gallerist, curator, and art historian. MacGill is the former President of the Pace/MacGill Gallery,[1] which opened in 1983 on East 57th Street in New York City[2]Template:R/superscript and was consolidated into the Pace Gallery in 2019–20.[3]
In 2006, he was the first recipient of the Harold Jones Distinguished Alumni Award at The University of Arizona.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Career
MacGill graduated with a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1974 and a M.F.A. from the University of Arizona in 1977, where he was the first student to graduate from the MFA Photography program[4]Template:R/superscript. He began working in the photography world as a college intern at Light Gallery in 1973 where he hung Stephen Shore’s first solo show.[4]Template:R/superscript While attending the University of Arizona MacGill served as a curator at the Center for Creative Photography.[5] In 2005 he was ranked 15th on the list of "The 100 Most Important People in Photography" compiled by American Photo magazine.[6]Template:R/superscript
MacGill is President of the Pace/MacGill Gallery,[2]Template:R/superscript which opened in 1983 on East 57th Street in New York City. Although Pace/MacGill specializes in photography, the gallery has also exhibited non-photographic work since the mid-1990s.[7]Template:R/superscript In 1999, the gallery sold Man Ray's Glass Tears (1930–33) for $1.3 million, at the time the highest price ever paid for a photograph.[8] MacGill has stated that the work sold for such a high amount because of its scarcity (only three prints were made).[9] In 2006, MacGill set a new record when he bought Edward Steichen’s The Pond—Moonlight for $2.9 million on behalf of a private buyer.[10]
In 2019, MacGill established a partnership with RadicalMedia to develop a streaming platform focused on the history of photography.[11]
Publications
Publications by MacGill
- Irving Penn: New and Unseen. New York: Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1999. Template:ISBN.
Publications with contributions by MacGill
- Rodchenko. Göttingen: Steidl, 2012. Template:ISBN.
- Irving Penn: Paintings. New York: Apparition, 2018. Template:ISBN.
Awards
- 2005: Harold Jones Distinguished Alumni Award at The University of Arizona.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
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- ↑ Robin Pogrebin, Time Capsule of ’70s Los Angeles Beaches From Tod Papageorge, The New York Times, July 12, 2022.
- ↑ a b Steven Heller, Charles Traub, Adam Bell (editors) (2006). The Education of a Photographer. New York: Allworth Press. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Roland Halbe, Chelsea gallery reshuffle: Kasmin expands as Pace/MacGill consolidates, The Art Newspaper, July 24, 2019.
- ↑ a b Kathleen Allen (September 22, 2006). Speaker Series begins today at CCP. AZ Daily Star. Template:Link note
- ↑ Sarah Schmerler, Profile: Peter MacGill, Photograph Magazine, March/April 2011.
- ↑ [staff] (May/June 2005). The 100 Most Important People in Photography, 2005. American Photo.
- ↑ Philip Gefter (December 3, 2006). 'What’s New in Photography: Anything but Photos'. The New York Times.
- ↑ Philip Gefter, A Thousand Words? How About $450,000?, The New York Times, March 13, 2005.
- ↑ Michael Mckenzie, Eyeing Up Photography's Value, Art Business News, Nov, 2000.
- ↑ Antiques and the Arts, Feb 21, 2006.
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