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| '''Robert Mark Altman''' (born October, 1944) is an ] ]. Altman attended ] at the ]. After graduation, Altman was taught photography by ]. | '''Robert Mark Altman''' (born October, 1944) is an ] ]. Altman attended ] at the ]. After graduation, Altman was taught photography by ]. | ||
| He was soon hired as a photojournalist by '']'' magazine. Following his early success as chief staff photographer for ''Rolling Stone'' he expanded into fashion photography and ]. He became a television producer/director for ], an independent station in the ]. | He was soon hired as a photojournalist by '']'' magazine. Following his early success as chief staff photographer for ''Rolling Stone'' he expanded into fashion photography and ]. He became a television producer/director for ], an independent station in the ]. For a decade beginning in the mid 90's Altman taught web design and Photoshop for several institutions as adjunct professor including ] and the ]. | ||
| Altman has exhibited at ] in London, The Beat Museum in San Francisco, ], the ] in New York City, the ] |
Altman has exhibited at ] in London, The Beat Museum in San Francisco, ], the ] in New York City, the ]. Altman has been published in dozens of books, magazines and newspapers and his work is a part of the permanent collections of The San Francisco Public Library, ] in Washington DC, ], ], and the Kodak Rock Photography Collection. | ||
| During the summer of 2009, Altman collaborated with Macy’s Herald Square in New York and filled most of the store's 49 windows with 175 images of his work as part of their "Art Under Glass" series. | During the summer of 2009, Altman collaborated with Macy’s Herald Square in New York and filled most of the store's 49 windows with 175 images of his work as part of their "Art Under Glass" series. | ||
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Robert Mark Altman (born October, 1944) is an American photographer. Altman attended Hunter College at the City University of New York. After graduation, Altman was taught photography by Ansel Adams.
He was soon hired as a photojournalist by Rolling Stone magazine. Following his early success as chief staff photographer for Rolling Stone he expanded into fashion photography and fine art. He became a television producer/director for KEMO-TV, an independent station in the San Francisco Bay Area. For a decade beginning in the mid 90's Altman taught web design and Photoshop for several institutions as adjunct professor including San Francisco State University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Altman has exhibited at Abbey Road Studios in London, The Beat Museum in San Francisco, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the Newseum in New York City, the Georgia Historical Society. Altman has been published in dozens of books, magazines and newspapers and his work is a part of the permanent collections of The San Francisco Public Library, The Library of Congress in Washington DC, The Smithsonian Institution, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Kodak Rock Photography Collection.
During the summer of 2009, Altman collaborated with Macy’s Herald Square in New York and filled most of the store's 49 windows with 175 images of his work as part of their "Art Under Glass" series.
In the 1990s, he transitioned from film media to digital media and is now active as a digital photographer.
In May 2010, he was presented with a Doctor of Arts, Honoris Causa, from Digital Media Arts College.
Publications
The Sixties: Photographs by Robert Altman. Santa Monica Press (2007) ISBN 1-59580-024-7 ISBN 978-1-59580-024-4
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