• Charles Bell, Before the Journey

    Charles Bell (American, 1935–1995), Before the Journey, 1986. Pastel and colored pencil on board, 39 x 58 inches. Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y, Gift of Susan Pear and Louis Koenig Meisel, Pending Acquisition

  • Robert Gniewek, Al's Diner

    Robert Gniewek (American, born 1951), Al’s Diner #2, 2011. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches. Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y, Gift of Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Pending Acquisition

The Eye and the Camera

NOW ON VIEW


Artists have used photography as a tool in picture making since the invention of the camera, sometimes as a distancing device to enforce an objective, dispassionate style, or to record elements of light and perspective that the naked eye cannot see.