David Prifti - Tintypes — Gallery NAGA | Contemporary Art Gallery Boston

David Prifti: Tintypes

On View: January 6 – 28, 2017
Reception: Friday, January 6, 6 – 8pm

“Through the juxtaposition of images, found objects and ephemera, I make autobiographical associations that become symbolic of my sense of personal history, the passage of time, and the nature of memory.” - David Prifti

Apple II

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8.75×6.5”

Acanthus #2

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 10×8”

Eastern Kingbird (Death)

Eastern Kingbird (Death)

c. 2008, 2007, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Hydrangea

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Birds

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 10×8”

Il Morte III

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Bolted Tree

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Fungi (Chicken of the Woods)

Fungi (Chicken of the Woods)

2009, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Lily

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Oak Leaves

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Charred Corn

2007, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”

Polyphemus

2006, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8×10”
SOLD

Hollyhock

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8.75×6.5”
SOLD

Apple

c. 2008, tintype, unique wet plate collodion on metal, 8.75×6.5”

David Prifti

In 2011, David Prifti died at age fifty of pancreatic cancer. This marked the end of a renowned photographic career and 25 years of teaching at Concord-Carlisle Regional High School.

David Prifti’s photographs have been exhibited at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art, NYC and deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. His work is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, the Boston Public Library, Danforth Art, and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.

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