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Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

American, b. 1948

In Keith Carter's work, there is always more than meets the eye. The contemporary American photographer's pictures have a Surrealist quality, and Carter has a way of transforming the ordinary into the otherworldly. He strives to bring out the significance of the moment with black and white, figurative and abstract photography that has a deep sense of time and place.

Carter was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1948. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas, where he also studied business management at Lamar University, graduating in 1970. After finding himself drawn to taking pictures, Carter started working as a commercial photographer.

Photography proved a successful and fruitful calling, and Carter earned recognition for his work over the years. In 1997, his photography was nationally televised on CBS Sunday Morning. Celebrities also started collecting Carter's photographs, including Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, Elton John, Vanessa Redgrave and Barack Obama.

Carter was awarded the Texas Medal of Arts in 2009. Unfortunately, that same year, he was diagnosed with melanoma in his left eye, leaving him with limited vision. His photographic work helped him get through the experience: he even decided to make photographs focused on sight itself. Carter began experimenting with materials like silver gelatin and archival pigment to mimic the cloudiness of his vision.

Carter is represented by PDNB Gallery in Dallas, Texas, as well as by other galleries across the United States. In speaking to Introspective, the owners of PDNB Gallery describe Carter as a "Texas legend" and explain that they were following his work before they even opened their gallery. Their first 1997 show with the artist was described as a "blockbuster."

Carter's work is held in the collections at the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and many more prestigious institutions. He holds the Endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University and continues to exhibit and hold workshops across the United States.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Keith Carter photography.

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Artist: Keith Carter b.1948
Homage to Bellocq

Homage to Bellocq

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: Ghostland Paper size: 17 x 22 in. Image size: 16 x 20 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dre...

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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Air, Mason County, TX

Air, Mason County, TX

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for...

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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print
Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print

Bog Dog by Keith Carter, 2014, Archival Pigment Print

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Bog Dog by Keith Carter presents a portrait of a dog looking off into the distance. This photograph is listed as a 20 x 16 inch archival pigment print, with the paper size measuring 22 x 17 inches. This print is available in an edition of 25. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso by Keith Carter. Bog Dog is from Carter's series, Ghostland. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and meaningful objects. He began photographing new and unknown realities using East Texas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chicken Feathers
Chicken Feathers

Chicken Feathers

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Original gelatin, silver, print, signed and pencil with a title and date on the back. Framed to 28x22”.

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1990s Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tennis Ball by Keith Carter, 2015, Archival Pigment Print

Tennis Ball by Keith Carter, 2015, Archival Pigment Print

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Tennis Ball by Keith Carter depicts an older, fluffy golden retriever resting it's head on the sidewalk, with a tattered tennis ball in it's mouth. This photograph is listed as a 1...

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2010s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nevermore

Nevermore

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure...

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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pep, Hockley County, from Uncertain to Blue

Pep, Hockley County, from Uncertain to Blue

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs ...

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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paradise, TX

Paradise, TX

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Series: From Uncertain to Blue Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs ...

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1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy with Bee
Boy with Bee

Boy with Bee

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Keith Carter Gelatin silver print Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who i...

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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bebe

Bebe

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals, and mea...

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1980s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Conversation with a Coyote

Conversation with a Coyote

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 25 Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on print verso. Series: Ghostland Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marsh
Marsh

Marsh

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Toned gelatin silver print. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of ...

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1990s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Isabel

Isabel

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Denton, TX

Edition of 50 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in. Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and ...

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20th Century Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bird and Ribbon, silver gelatin print, signed and numbered, limited edition

Bird and Ribbon, silver gelatin print, signed and numbered, limited edition

By Keith Carter b.1948

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Bird and Ribbon, silver gelatin print, signed and numbered, limited edition Storytelling comes naturally for photographer Keith Carter whose East Texas roots have greatly influenced...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Keith Carter b.1948 Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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