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National Gallery of Art, Washington
Robert Bergman: Portraits, 1986�1995: A Conversation with the Photographer
4 minutes Posted Oct 13, 2009 at 6:00 am.
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October 2009, Behind the Scenes - Sarah Greenough, senior curator, department of photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and photographer Robert Bergman. Using a handheld 35mm camera and available light, American photographer Robert Bergman spent nearly a decade making a series of large color portraits that address not only his subjects' physical presence but also their psychic state. On the occasion of Bergman's first solo exhibition, Greenough talks to the artist about his exceptional ability to reveal the common humanity of each of his subjects.