Ray Mortenson

Ray Mortenson (born 1944) is a New York-based landscape photographer who has documented the metropolitan corridor of the US' northeastern landscape since the 1970s. From 1979-84, he made black and white photographs of the industrial tidal marshes in the New Jersey Meadowlands and abandoned buildings in The Bronx.[1] Mortenson's work is held in the permanent collections of a number of institutions.

Work

In the early 1980s, Mortenson made black and white photographs of the industrial tidal marshes in the New Jersey Meadowlands and abandoned buildings in The Bronx.[1][2] Studying isolated natural areas bordering urban centers, he has documented numerous small lakes and ponds, the Atlantic Ocean, weeds, and extraordinary rocks. Some of his photographs are made in intimate sizes and others as large-scale works.[3] Around 2008 he photographed Manhattan cityscapes.[4]

Publications
  • Meadowland: Photographs of New Jersey. New York: Lustrum, 1984. ISBN 0-912810-40-8. With an afterword by Jonathan Williams.

Exhibitions

Collections

Mortenson's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References
  1. Kennedy, Randy (30 November 2008). "Crumbling South Bronx as a Muse". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/a-glorious-bewilderment-10-16-23
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  4. "Ray Mortenson". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. "Books in DIY: Photographers & Books". Cleveland Museum of Art. 16 January 2013.
  6. "Addison Gallery of American Art".
  7. "Discover Art & Artists | The Art Institute of Chicago". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  8. Architecture (CCA), Canadian Centre for. "Search". www.cca.qc.ca.
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