Douglas Steakley
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Douglas Steakley | |
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Born | Ralph Douglas Steakley, Jr. March 21, 1944 |
Alma mater | Bowling Green State University, Indiana University |
Occupation(s) | Metalsmith, Photographer |
Awards | Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, 2003 |
Douglas Steakley (born March 21, 1944, in Ashtabula, Ohio) is a metalsmith[1] and photographer[2] who won the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography in 2003.[3]
Career
Steakley has a BA from Bowling Green State University[4] and studied jewelry design and silversmithing at Indiana University,[1] where he received a master of fine arts degree.[2] In 1974, he traveled to Denmark to learn holloware techniques. His work is featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.[1] In 1979, he wrote Holloware Techniques, a book published by Watson-Guptill Publications.[5] He was the president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, from 1989 to 1991.[6]
Steakley's book Pacific Light: Images of the Monterey Peninsula was published in 2000, and Big Sur and Beyond: The Legacy of the Big Sur Land Trust was published in 2001. In 2003, he became a full-time photographer.[2] Later that year he received the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography from the Sierra Club.[2][3][7] His A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast was published in 2005 by Countryman Press. He has also published Photographing Big Sur.[2][3] His photography has been in magazines including Outside, Architectural Digest, Backpacker, Art and Antiques,[3] National Geographic, and Town and Country.[8]
Steakley has worked with conservation groups including the
Bibliography
- Holloware Techniques (1979)
- Pacific Light: Images of the Monterey Peninsula (2000)
- Big Sur and Beyond: The Legacy of The Big Sur Land Trust (2001)
- A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast (2005)
- Photographing Big Sur (2011)
- Big Sur Revealed (2017)
References
- ^ a b c "Douglas Steakley". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Douglas Steakley". Center for Photographic Art. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Douglas Steakley". W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Douglas Steakley". Skov Larsen. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Douglas Steakley (1979). Holloware Techniques. Watson-Guptill Publications.
- ^ "Board & Past Presidents". Society of North American Goldsmiths. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Featured Artist - Douglas Steakley". Solana Beach Art & Frame. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "MB13 - Portfolio - Into the Wild". GuestLife. Retrieved September 7, 2015.[permanent dead link]