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Spotlight: Ida Wyman

"I did not consciously think about why I wanted the photo at that moment except that it pleased something within me. I have thought about this many years later as a certain synchrony of heart, eye and brain."

Ida Wyman is one of the most fascinating artists in photphotography today. When Ida first started her photography career in the 1940s as a magazine photographer, an industry that was almost exclusively male at the time, she started out as a "girl" mailroom boy at Acme Newspictures (later UPI) and worked her way up from there. A trail blazing and innovative photographer, Ida has inspired many photographers, both male and female, to be sure.

 

Stick Ball on St. Nicholas

 

Two Men on Steps

 

Ida strives to capture everyday life of everyday people in all its frustrating, illogical and banal glory. From her classic Girl with Curlers photograph of a little girl on the street in LA staring defiantly at the viewer to the delicate symmetrical composition of Wrought Iron with Snow, Ida photographed what moved and inspired her. 

 

 

Girl with Curlers, 1949

 

Wrought Iron with Snow, 1947

 

You can easily connect the dots between many artists photographing today with Ida Wyman. Her unique brand of street photography helped define a fledgling style still trying to define itself. Street photography has since evolved, but the roots Ida helped lay with others such as Arthur Fellig, Ruth Orkin and Arthur Leipzig are still visible. Although not as famous as some of her contemporaries, Ida was one of the defining artists of early street photography that helped shape how we look at our world.


We are very honored to represent the work of Ida Wyman at Catherine Couturier Gallery. Please visit Ida's website here. To view Ida's artist page, please click here.

Summer Hours at Catherine Couturier Gallery

Posted on Jul 17, 2013

  Catherine Couturier Gallery will be maintaining slightly truncated business hours for the duration of Summer. Hours of operation will be: Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 4pm Martin Elkort - Beauty and the Beast on the Merry Go Round   Appointments…

Libbie J. Masterson's "Water's Edge (Mizugiwa)" in the Press

Posted on Jul 17, 2013

Our current exhibition, Libbie J. Masterson's Water's Edge (Mizugiwa), has been garnering great reviews since its opening at the beginning of June. Meredith Deliso of HoustonPress had this to say in "Water, Water Everywhere at Catherine Couturier": "In the…

Susan Burnstine's Newest Images and Jennifer Schlesinger Rfotofolio.com Interview

Posted on Jun 20, 2013

Catherine Couturier Gallery is pleased to announce the arrival of three brand new photographs by Susan Burnstine and Jennifer Schlesinger's exciting invterview with the online gallery website, Rfotofolio.com. Jennifer Schlesinger's new interview with Rfotofolio.com,…

Libbie J. Masterson: Water's Edge (Mizugiwa)

Posted on May 28, 2013

Please join us Saturday, June 1 from 6 – 8 p.m. for the opening of Libbie J. Masterson: Water’s Edge (Mizugiwa).  The exhibition will run through August 31st. Main Coast, Nancy's   Houston based artist Libbie J. Masterson joins Catherine Couturier Gallery…

Maggie Taylor's Bevy of Bunnies

Posted on May 16, 2013

While April showers have turned more into May deluges than anything else here in Houston, it's pretty evident that Spring is in full swing in the Bayou City.  It's been a while since we've done a themed post, and while perusing through Maggie Taylor's new Extraordinary…

Rachel Phillips: Price Increase

Posted on May 15, 2013

On June 1, 2013 the prices of Rachel Phillips' Field Notes series will be undergoing an increase from $500 to $600.  These delighfully unique pieces, which incorporate vintage envelopes and letters as both the subject of and medium onto which her photographs…

Maggie Taylor: New Work and Photoshop.com Spotlight

Posted on May 10, 2013

Catherine Couturier Gallery is pleased to announce the release two new images from photographer Maggie Taylor. The Burden of Dreams, 2013  (A companion piece to her 2012 male figure of the same name)   The Garden Game, 2013     Once, 2013      The…

Elliott Erwitt: Master Class

Posted on May 9, 2013

World-renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt returns to Catherine Couturier Gallery, formerly John Cleary Gallery, for a career retrospective encompassing work from his sixty-plus years as a distinguished documentary and commercial artist. Mr. Erwitt was heavily…

Jean Miele: What Could Be

Posted on Mar 15, 2013

Please join us Saturday, March 23 from 6 – 8 p.m. for the opening of Jean Miele: What Could Be.  The exhibition will run through April 20 and the artist will be in attendance for the opening reception.  The entirety of the exhibition, including sizing, edition…