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Bold color and striking compositions are at the core of Pete Turner’s extraordinary vision.  Critic A.D. Coleman wrote of Turner’s work, “A dramatist’s sense of event, intense and saturated coloration, and a distinct if indescribable otherness are omnipresent in Turner’s images. You have seen his work in magazines and books, on record jackets, billboards, and posters–and as original, signed prints.” George Eastman House Associate Curator of Exhibitions Jeanne Verhulst discusses images that have influenced generations of photographers and continue to inspire the way we see. 

In 1959, an expedition from Capetown to Cairo was a turning point in Turner’s career. In 1967, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York exhibited “The Giraffe” from a 1964 expedition. A controversial image for the time, the giraffe, silhouetted against a brilliant red sky, illustrated his growing interest in treating color as a graphic element. A master colorist, he broke all the rules in a pre-computer era. Turner has continued his explorations of color and composition with a keen interest in the monumental point of view that often creates a surrealistic effect. 

Pete Turner: Empowered by Color is a traveling exhibition that gathers together 61 photographs representing all of the facets of Turner’s career, including early work from his first African expedition in 1959 to his latest work of architectural spaces in Mexico through 2005.

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PHOTO CREDITS:

• BUBBLE AND STRIPE by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1980.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• EYE TO EYE by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1968.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• NEW DAWN by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934),  1973.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• BLUE WALLS AND LIGHT  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2002.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• SINGAPORE MAN  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1963.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• FRENCH GARDEN  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1988.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• ORANGE WALL AND WAVE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2001.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• PALM FROND AND WINDOWS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2004.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• TEXASCAPE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1968.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• CHEETA  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1970.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• WIRED  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1970.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• TWINS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1967.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• GIRAFFE  by Peter Turner (American, b. 1934), 1964.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• CLOUD WORLD  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2001.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• HOTEL PARKING WALLS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2002.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• ROLLING BALL  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1960.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• LIFESAVER, USA  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1967.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• PUSH  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1970.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• ROAD SONG  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1967.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• DOORWAY & SPHERE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1966.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• CIGARETTE BUTTS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2002.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1973  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• LAST AMERICAN COWBOY  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1967.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• HOTLIPS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1966.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• WELCOME  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1967.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• LITTLE GIRL IN CENTRAL PARK  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1957.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• CANNONBALL  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1970.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• LAS VEGAS SHOE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1995.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• OLD AGE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1968.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• TIMES SQUARE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1957.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• FLYING WOMEN  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1976.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• ELECTRIC EARRING  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1970.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• GAS STATION  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1959.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• DYERS HAND, INDIA  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1963.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• DOORWAY TO NOWHERE  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1963.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• IBIZA WOMAN  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1961.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• COLA GROCERY WALL  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1976.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• WAJIR  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1959.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• TRUCK STOP  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 1974.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• FRONDS  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2004.  Digital Pigment Ink Print
• BAJA SPHERES  by Pete Turner (American, b. 1934), 2001.  Digital Pigment Ink Print

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