Olivia Parker
American photographer
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Olivia Parker (born 1941) is a Manchester-by-the-Sea-based American still-life photographer.
Olivia Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) Boston |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Known for | Still-life photography |
| Website | https://www.oliviaparker.com/ |
Early life and education
Parker was born in Boston in 1941.[1] She graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor's degree in art history[1] in 1963.[2]
Career
Parker is interested in the parallels between art and science. Before focusing her practice on still-life photography she was trained as an art historian and also produced paintings in the tradition of 17th-century Dutch and Spanish still life works.[3]
Parker's photographs of found objects have been described as "poetic and dreamy". A retrospective exhibition of Parker's work, titled Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia Parker, was held at the Peabody Essex Museum in 2019.[3][4][5] An exhibition catalog accompanied the exhibition.[6]
Parker was inducted in the International Photography Hall of Fame in 2019, along with Ralph Gibson, Elliott Erwitt, Mary Ellen Mark and others.[7]
Collections
Parker's work is included in the collections of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[8] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,[9][10][11] Museum of Modern Art, New York,[12] and the Peabody Essex Museum.[13]