Photograph Memorial Day, Forever Sad the Heart" by Jean Ferro included in A Silent Auction Presented by the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates

Photo artist Jean Ferro donates Memorial Day photograph to support Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery auction. Bids Close: Friday, December 31, 2004, 5:00 p.m. public should contact the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at (323) 644-6269..

(PRWEB) December 26, 2004 -- The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, in conjunction with the Municipal Art Gallery Associates, an organizational support group, is pleased to present a silent auction. The work of over 100 artists will be available for auction, including work by photo artist, Jean Ferro. Bids can be placed at any time during the length of the exhibition.

According to Ferro, donating fine art prints to help raise money for a specific cause is a very special opportunity, it enables the artist to share their vision and at the same time raise funds for needed institutions or charities."

Jean Ferro's Memorial Day photographed in 1987 has been donated by the artist for the silent auction. Memorial Day, Forever Sad The Heart" is an image that clings to the loss of a loved one because of war" said Ferro, It's a reminder that men and women give their lives for our freedom." Ferro, draped in a flag and lying among the graves at Memorial Cemetery in West Los Angeles, said, I wanted to be one with the ground beneath my body, to represent a deep loss and appreciation for those American souls who gave their life or efforts to maintain our freedom. A reminder of a woman loosing a son, a daughter, a husband, a father.

Memorial Day was first exhibited in 1990 Our Illusions and Reality Women Photographers," Nikon House, New York/Tokyo, Konica Plaza, Tokyo, Japan. In 1991 "Memorial Day" was chosen for Images and Origins: Reflections of Women Photographers Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission on the Status of Women," juried exhibition at the Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, as well as private exhibitions and Photo LA 2004

http://www.womeninphotography.org/Events-Exhibits/Photo-LA-2004/photola-04-Ferro.html

Jean Ferro began her career in the visual arts in Hollywood in the 1970s, photographing personalities while building a classic library of self-portraits. Throughout the '80s, Ferro's fine-art self-portraits (1974-present) received international recognition from magazines such as the prestigious ZOOM magazine 1985, 1988 and French Photo, along with US national TV magazine shows for CBS and ABC TV networks. The 1989 Women In Photography International New Photographers Lecture Series presented "Jean Ferro's Eye To Eye, the Art of Self-Portraiture.

In 1990, Ferro's "Statue of Liberty" project marked her transition from fifteen years of traditional photography into "Photo Art," mixing various mediums. A 1992/93 City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs award enabled Ferro to create "Through Our Own Eyes, Self Portraits by People Without Homes," a compelling 30-minute photo/video documentary of Los Angeles' homeless community. In 1996, Global Liberty," her photo-based mixed media work using international newspapers from 42 countries, was exhibited at Los Angeles City Hall.

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Reknown, fine art photographer Edmund Teske was quoted as saying, "...Your show Jean Ferro!--is the essence of Walt Whitman and Edward Steichen's great show 'Family of Man.'" Her portfolios include: Film, Music and Artist portraits, 1975-present including David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Reba MacEntire, Arianna Huffington, Larry Gelbart, Eric Etebari, Tony Berlant, artists, Rene Petropolis and many others.

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is the City's preeminent exhibition space; proceeds from the sale of auction artwork will support the gallery's exhibition and education programs and offset ongoing budget constraints. Artists selected for the silent auction include past grant recipients, past Gallery exhibitors, and artists from the Cultural Affairs Department Slide Registry. Pieces in the auction exhibition include works on paper, paintings, photographs, and sculpture.

The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is a facility of the Cultural Affairs Department and located in Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90027. The Gallery is open Friday through Sunday, 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. For more information, the public should contact the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at (323) 644-6269.

Bids Close: Friday, December 31, 2004, 5:00 p.m.

"Memorial Day, Forever Sad the Heart" 1987 self-portrait

8.50" x 11.75" 2003, printed on Epson, 2000P with Archival property of 150-200 year inks on fine art watercolor paper signed & embossed initials, 8 ply archival mat 16" x 20"

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