Dowell, John Edward Jr.
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Dowell, John Edward Jr.
firstName
John Edward
lastName
Dowell
Biography
"John E. Dowell, Jr., a nationally recognized artist, captures the pulse of cities and agricultural landscapes of America in his large-scale photographs. Working primarily from sunset until dawn, he focuses on the surface of buildings, the reflections of their exteriors and, quietly, their interior spaces. Illuminating the unseen, he brings awareness to a single moment.
For the past several years, he has also built extended photographs of the modern agronomy. These crops provoke thoughts of cultural, political and economic concerns that are often overlooked. He strives to incite the viewer to re-examine their assumptions of place and time. Now imagine being inside a field of cotton, corn, or a banana plantation. Sense the evolution of history.
An artist and master-printer for more than four decades, Dowell’s fine art prints, paintings and photographs have been featured in more than 50 one-person exhibitions, and represented in the permanent collections of 70 museum and public collections. Among them are the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France. Dowell’s photographs are in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and have been added to his work in the collections of the Fogg Museum of Harvard University, the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Lehigh University Museum.
John Dowell is a Philadelphia native and Professor Emeritus of Printmaking at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University."
For the past several years, he has also built extended photographs of the modern agronomy. These crops provoke thoughts of cultural, political and economic concerns that are often overlooked. He strives to incite the viewer to re-examine their assumptions of place and time. Now imagine being inside a field of cotton, corn, or a banana plantation. Sense the evolution of history.
An artist and master-printer for more than four decades, Dowell’s fine art prints, paintings and photographs have been featured in more than 50 one-person exhibitions, and represented in the permanent collections of 70 museum and public collections. Among them are the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, France. Dowell’s photographs are in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts and have been added to his work in the collections of the Fogg Museum of Harvard University, the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design and the Lehigh University Museum.
John Dowell is a Philadelphia native and Professor Emeritus of Printmaking at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University."
Date of Birth
March 25, 1941
Studio Location
NYC Studio Location
45 W. 132nd Street, Harlem
Philly Studio Location
1849 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3489, Philadelphia, PA 19122
45 W. 132nd Street, Harlem
Philly Studio Location
1849 N. 6th Street, Philadelphia
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3489, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Contact
Education
1959-1963 - Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking and ceramics, graduated with honors, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
1963 - Studied advanced lithography with Garo Antreasian at the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana
1964-1966 - Master of Fine Arts in printmaking and drawing at the University of Washington, Seattle
1963 - Studied advanced lithography with Garo Antreasian at the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana
1964-1966 - Master of Fine Arts in printmaking and drawing at the University of Washington, Seattle
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Dowell, John Edward Jr.