Duane Michals

Introduction: Duane Michals is am  American Contemporary Photographer born in 1932. He is known specifically for using a series of images together to form a narrative. He also has done portrait photography, often times of influential artists like Andy Warhol or Joseph Cornell. Another part of his signature style is his caption which clarifies some thoughts he has about his subject, often poetically while shooting.

 

(Self portrait as if I were Dead, 1968)

“I use photography to help me explain my experience to myself”-Duane Michals

“My guardians angel’s name is Pete. He was born in 1898 and died in 1932. Pete had been a merchant seaman all his life, and he drowned in a terrible storm in the North Sea. During his lifetime, he never became what might have been. He guides me and watches over me.” (Self-Portrait with my Guardian Angel, 1974)

References

https://collections.lacma.org/node/194354

https://www.artnet.com/auctions/artists/duane-michals/self-portrait-with-my-guardian-angel

http://www.artnet.com/artists/duane-michals/