Alisa Wells
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Born | Alice Wells November 26, 1927 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 1988 Galisteo, New Mexico, U.S. | (aged 60)
Other names | Alisa Andrews, Alice Wells, Alice Wells-Witteman |
Known for | Photography |
Alisa Wells, (November 26, 1927 – January 5, 1988)[1] born Alice Wells, and also known as Alisa Andrews, Alice Wells-Witteman and Alisa Attenberger, was an American photographer who created multi-layered images and worked with found glass-plate negatives. She was most active as a photographer from 1962 to 1975, during which she was included in over thirty-five group exhibitions and six one-person exhibitions.[2] Her work is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[3] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[4] New Mexico State University,[5] and the Eastman house.[6]
Life and work
Wells studied at
In 1961 to 1962 Wells enrolled in a photography workshop with
By the mid-1960s Wells was experimenting with creating multiple layers in an image by running exposed film back through the camera. It was also around this time that she started photographing with fellow photographer
In 1969 Wells created the series "Found Moments Transformed" which used and transformed found glass-plate negatives. She altered the originals through staining,
In the summer of 1970 she worked at the
She moved to the mountains of New Mexico after her time in North Carolina and lived without electricity, running water, or a telephone. During this time she started working with Polaroid film and color slides.[9] She was featured in a traveling exhibition, "Women in Photography: An Historical Survey" in 1975.[10] Around this time, Wells worked at the University of New Mexico and exhibited at the Santa Fe Gallery of Photography.[11]
References
Citations
- ^ "Alisa Attenberger (obituary)". The Santa Fe New Mexican. January 8, 1988.
- ISBN 978-0898220650.
- ^ "Alisa Wells-Witteman". MFAH. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Alisa Wells-Witteman". LACMA. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Photography 1970–1980". New Mexico State University Art Gallery. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Tucker 1973, p. 128.
- ^ a b Tucker 1973, p. 125.
- ^ a b c Tucker 1973, p. 127.
- ^ Tucker 1973, p. 129.
- ^ "City Different Lacking Photography Exhibits". Santa Fe New Mexican. July 25, 1975. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Witteman Show Due at Stables". Taos News. June 22, 1978. Retrieved March 31, 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
Sources
- Tucker, Anne (1973). The Woman's Eye. Knopf. ISBN 9780394486789.
External links
- Alice Wells Archive Archived May 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at the Visual Studies Workshop Research Center