Stuart Rome
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Stuart Rome is an American artist photographer and professor of photography at Drexel University
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied under John Pfahl
while receiving his BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology
. Stuart Rome also received an MFA from Arizona State University
.
Rome's early work was color photography and focused substantially on third-world cultures and anthropology. With more recent work, Rome has turned his attention to black and white landscape photography, pursuing specifically the spiritual relationships between human cultures and the landscape. His work has been collected by the Center for Creative Photography
, Tucson, AZ; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
, TX; the George Eastman House
, Rochester, NY; the Los Angeles County Museum
, Los Angeles, CA; the Philadelphia Museum of Art
, Philadelphia, PA; the Princeton University Art Museum
, Princeton, NJ; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
, San, Francisco, CA.
Rome currently lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied under John Pfahl
John Pfahl
John Pfahl is an American photographer. He is known for his landscape photography such as his 1974 "Altered Landscapes" series. He taught at Rochester Institute of Technology from 1968 – 1983. He received a BFA from Syracuse University in the School of Art and his MA from Syracuse University in...
while receiving his BFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
. Stuart Rome also received an MFA from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
.
Rome's early work was color photography and focused substantially on third-world cultures and anthropology. With more recent work, Rome has turned his attention to black and white landscape photography, pursuing specifically the spiritual relationships between human cultures and the landscape. His work has been collected by the Center for Creative Photography
Center for Creative Photography
The Center for Creative Photography , established in 1975 and located on the University of Arizona campus, is a research facility and archival repository containing the full archives of over sixty of the most famous American photographers including those of Edward Weston, Harry Callahan and Garry...
, Tucson, AZ; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , located in Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with more than 62,000 works from six continents....
, TX; 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, NY; the Los Angeles County Museum
Los Angeles County Museum
The Los Angeles County Museum may refer to:* Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County* Los Angeles County Museum of Art...
, Los Angeles, CA; the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
, Philadelphia, PA; the Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Art Museum
The Princeton University Art Museum is Princeton University's gallery of art, located in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it now houses over 72,000 works of art that range from antiquity to the contemporary period...
, Princeton, NJ; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
, San, Francisco, CA.
Rome currently lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.
Grants
- Pennsylvania Council on the ArtsPennsylvania Council on the ArtsThe Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
Grant in 1999 - Artist in Residence, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA in 1998
- Artist in Residence, Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY in 1997
- Visiting Artist and Juror for the National Photo Competition, The Magic Silver Show in 1997
- Pennsylvania Council on the ArtsPennsylvania Council on the ArtsThe Pennsylvania Council on the Arts is an agency serving the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.Established in 1966, its mission is "to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state." Each year...
Grant in 1992 - Research Scholar Award, Drexel UniversityDrexel UniversityDrexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
in 1989 - Materials Support Grant, Eastman KodakEastman KodakEastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
in 1987 - Materials Grant Award, The Polaroid Corporation in 1983
- Artist in Residence, Syracuse University, Light Work Program, Syracuse, NY in 1978