Evan Mirapaul | In Concert: Photography and the Violin

@ The Evan Mirapaul Collection of Violin Portraits Join us at the Griffin on Friday November 6th for a special presentation from Evan Mirapaul discussing his unique collection featured as part of Common Time : American Musicality. For nearly as long as photography has existed, people have photographed violins. Sometimes the instrument appears as evidence of musical accomplishment or a treasured possession; at other times it serves as a marker of class, identity, aspiration, or cultural belonging. Few objects in the history of art possess such a flexible and enduring symbolism. The violin moves effortlessly between high and popular culture, between wealth and poverty, and across geographies as varied as Russia, Mexico, Appalachia, Japan, Central Europe, and New York. It is this remarkable ability to adapt to different artistic, social, and cultural contexts that makes the violin such a compelling photographic subject. © Arnold Newman, Violin, from the collection of Evan Mirapaul Anonymous Girl With Violin, from teh collection of Evan Mirapaul © Louis Faurer, Fiddle, from the collection of Evan MIrapaul © Justine Kurland, Packing Goats in the Marble Mountains, from the collection of Evan Mirapaul Evan Mirapaul is an art collector residing in Pittsburgh, PA. He studied the violin in a conservatory setting from high school through college and moved on to a successful orchestral and chamber music career. He retired from the violin in 2004. Photography and art have become his passion. He has served on a number of museum committees, most notably at ICP where he was co-chair of the Library Committee. He is a former member of the Guggenheim Photography Committee and the Stieglitz Society at the Met. He is a frequent visitor to Paris and Berlin, and is often seen at the major Art and Photo fairs around the world. Frequently invited by gallery owners to consult on new artists for their rosters, he has been a reviewer at The Mois de la Photo in Montreal, Photolucida in Portland, Oregon, Fotofest in Houston, Texas, and at the Month of Photography in Budapest. He is the founder of the acclaimed installation project “Troy Hill Art Houses” in Pittsburgh. The Griffin Museum of Photography Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live