Henry Horenstein
Encyclopedia
Henry Horenstein is an American artist photographer. Henry Horenstein has worked as a photographer, teacher and author since the early 1970s. He is the author of over 30 books, including a series of photographic textbooks that have been used by hundreds of thousands of students over the past 30 years. In 2003, Chronicle Books published Honky Tonk, Horenstein's documentary survey of country music during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Honk Tonk was also presented as an exhibition by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
in 2006. His work has been collected by many institutions including the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History
, Washington, D.C.; the George Eastman House
, Rochester, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
; Library of Congress
; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the High Museum of Art
in Atlanta, Georgia. Henry Horenstein currently lives in Boston
and teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design
.
National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Archie Bunker's...
in 2006. His work has been collected by many institutions including the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Archie Bunker's...
, Washington, D.C.; the George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
, Rochester, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
; Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the High Museum of Art
High Museum of Art
The High Museum of Art , located in Atlanta, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States and one of the most-visited art museums in the world. Located on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district, the High is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center.-History:The Museum was...
in Atlanta, Georgia. Henry Horenstein currently lives in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design
Rhode Island School of Design is a fine arts and design college located in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1877. Located at the base of College Hill, the RISD campus is contiguous with the Brown University campus. The two institutions share social, academic, and community resources and...
.
Publications
- SHOW, Pond Press, 2010
- Animalia, Pond Press, 2008
- Close Relations, powerhouse Books, 2007
- Humans, Kehrer Verlag, 2004
- Honky Tonk, Chronicle Books, 2003
- Aquatics, Stewart, Tabori, Chang, 2001
- Canine, Pond Press/Consortium Books, 2000
- Creatures, Pond Press/Consortium Books, 1999; (paperback edition) Stewart, Tabori, Chang, 2000
- Branson, MO: Las Vegas of the Ozarks, Artisan/Workman, 1998
- Racing Days, text by Brendan Boyd, Viking, 1987; (paperback edition) Owl Books/Henry Holt, 1995; Pond Press, 1999
- Baseball Days: From the Sandlots To The Show, text by Bill Littlefield, Bulfinch Press/Little, Brown & Co., 1993
- Photography, co-author Russell Hart, Prentice-Hall/Pearson, 2001, 2004
- Color Photography: A Working Manual, Little, Brown & Co., 1995
- Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual, Little, Brown & Co., 2005, 1983, 1974
- Beyond Basic Photography: A Technical Manual, Little, Brown & Co., 1977
- The Photographer’s Source: A Complete Catalog, Simon & Schuster, 1989