The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson has acquired the archives of nine photographers: Laura Aguilar, Jack Dykinga, Jody Forster, Frank Gohlke, Mark Klett, Nathan Lyons, Stephen Marc, Patrick Nagatani, and Susan Wood. The collections include photo prints but also other materials, and they join archives in the CCP’s holdings associated with such prominent artists as Ansel Adams, Robert Heinecken, David Hume Kennerly, and Lola Álvarez Bravo. “These remarkable archives expand the creative and intellectual constellation that makes the Center for Creative Photography one of the foremost photography institutions in the world,” CCP director Todd J. Tubutis said in a statement. “Each archive contains not only prints of iconic images but also valuable documentary materials—such as correspondence, notebooks, teaching materials, and working proofs—that illuminate a photographer’s full creative evolution. The CCP—which originated after an agreement with Ansel Adams and the University of Arizona in 1974—boasts a significant cold-storage facility for conserving photographic materials as well as an exhibition space “dedicated to encouraging the study of photography across disciplines”—including others at the university including world history, journalism, nursing, literature, veterinary science, gender studies, and environmental studies. “The Center’s DNA is an institution created by an artist for other artists, and this ethic continues to inform our work at every level,” said CCP chief curator Rebecca Senf. Below, see a selection of photographs included in the recent acquisition.
