A Visit to Garry Winogrand’s Retrospective

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A Visit to Garry Winogrand’s Retrospective

Garry Winogrand’s 25-year retrospective, currently on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., includes Winogrand’s iconic images of everyday Americans—New Yorkers out on the street, lone figures in busy airports, and eerie scenes of we

via Photography: http://proof.nationalgeographic.com/2014/04/24/a-visit-to-garry-winogrands-retrospective/

I found myself skimming past many of the photographs that were developed and printed after Winogrand’s death and wishing the curators had cut the show down by a few dozen prints. Still, I got so sucked into the 200 or so remaining images—vivid, visceral portrayals of America teetering between tremendous success and terrible collapse—that I’m already planning my second visit to the show.