Ed Ranney at the Denver Art Museum.

[Kirk Gittings]

Ed Ranney's "New World Landscapes" at the Denver Art Museum

There's allot to see right now in Denver, Henry Moore's superb sculptures at the Denver Botanical Garden, King Tut at the Denver Art Museum........all magic.

But my favorite was the Ed Ranney, largeformat b&w photography, show at the Denver Art Museum. All traditional silver prints from 5x7 negatives, Ed's pristine images of archeological sites in Latin America was the highlight of my trip. Archeology sites are near and dear to my own aesthetic, partly because of the inspiration that Ed has given me for some 30 plus years.

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[Eric Biggerstaff]

Thanks for the post Kirk, I will try and get down to see it. We (the family) were just there for the Tut exhibit, wish I new this was there.

[Kirk Gittings]

I didn't know it was there either! I went to see King Tut and ran across it. Sweet.

[Michael Alpert]

Kirk,

I've long admired Edward Ranney, and the book Monuments of the Incas in particular. The first edition is impressive in its balance of significant text and significant (and superb) photographs. I am a long way from Denver, so I'll have to miss the exhibit. I will, however, purchase the updated edition of Ranney and Hemming's book. Thank you very much for letting the forum know about both the exhibit and the new edition.

[paulr]

I wish i could go see it. Ed was my teacher in college. Extremely smart, thoughtful guy.

I got a kick out of watching him with his 5x7. To this day I've never seen anyone go so fast with a view camera. Was like he had six arms all flying around at the same time, pushing buttons, turning knobs, throwing film holders and dark slides in and out. I'd be looking around for a place to set up my tripod and he'd be packed up and gone, a cloud of dust hanging in the air where he'd been.

[Kirk Gittings]

Where was Ed teaching? As long as I've known him, seems like it must be 30+ years, he has always been a working photographer.

[paulr]

He taught as a visiting prof at Colorado College. I think he also taught at Princeton and possibly Yale, but I'm not sure. I don't know if he teaches outside of visiting gigs.

[Kirk Gittings]

Interesting, both my daughters went to CC. We thought it was a great school.

[Oren Grad]

Kirk, have you seen this?

http://www.photoeye.com/gallery/index.cfm

[Raymond Bleesz]

Regarding Denver---Also images by Todd Webb and Ernest Knee are being shown at the Camera Obscura Gallery, just across the street more or less from DAM.

I went to the opening show this past Friday evening--arriving somewhat late, I thought the show was "slow", however, the prints were "up to par"---Webb's images were far ranging in subject matter as well as global where as Knee's images were Santa Feish--I purchased a Knee image long ago from Hal, the curator. I would have like to have purchased a Webb as well, however,-----. Show worth while!!!

Raymond, in the Vail Valley

[Michael Alpert]

Kirk,

Now that I have received a copy of the new edition of Monuments of the Incas, I am asking for your opinion concerning the clarity and tonal accuracy of the reproductions as compared to the reproductions in the first (NYGS) edition. You know what Ranney's silver-gelatin prints look like. I have a point of view here, but I may easily be wrong, which is why I'm asking for your response. I should add quickly that, whatever my misgivings, I am not sorry that I purchased the book.

[Kirk Gittings]

Michael, I haven't seen the new edition of the book nor the old edition in many many years. All I can say is that Ed's prints are very rich.