Andrea Robbins and Max Becher: Portraits January 31–March 15, 2008 Curator: Maurice Berger, Senior Research Scholar, CADVC Andrea Robbins and Max Becher: Portraits is the first exhibition to examine the portrait photographs of this esteemed husband and wife team. The artists’ portraits—like their radical landscapes and city-scenes—are powerfully evocative, boldly subverting our expectations of the discipline of portraiture. Rather than “capturing” the visual essence of a sitter, they reveal identity to be multifarious, transitive, and culturally and historically bound. The exhibition will contain eight series created over the past fifteen years: German Indians (1997–98), Colonial Remains (1991), Bavarian by Law (1995–96), The Americans of Samaná (1998–2001), Sosúa (1999–2000), The Oregon Vortex (1994), Postville (2005), and Figures (2002). Related Resources: Lesson Plan for “Andrea Robbins and Max Becher: Portraits” Slideshow for “Andrea Robbins and Max Becher: Portraits” Related Publication Andrea Robbins and Max Becher: Portraits (2008) Visitor Information Our exhibitions and events are free and open to the public for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy. If you need specific accommodations at one of our events, whether in person or online, or to experience an exhibition, please contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible.
