Der 1951 in Miami Beach geborene, heute in Malibu, Kalifornien, lebende Douglas Busch nennt seine Serie von Meeresbildern „Silent Waves“. Stille Wellen – stille Wogen: Seit 2003 fängt Busch… weiterlesen
Einführung Vita Ausstellungen
| 1951 | born in Miami Beach, FL |
| 1973 | Graduated University of Illinois with BFA in Art and got voted one of ten outstanding seniors. Moved to Carmel, CA, to become Morley Baer’s asstistant. Worked with Al Weber on workshops in Death Valley. During this period befriended Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, Brett Weston, Huntington Witherall, Imigene Cunningham, Minor White, Ralph Gibson and others. |
| 1974 | Moved to New York City; Scranton, PA; Boston, MA, to work with Chelsea Wholesale, Finley Departments as a diamond picker. Became assistant boutique buyer, before managing stores in Scranton. Continued photographing during this period |
| 1975 | Moved to Rockford, IL, to run family jewelry business |
| 1981 | Trip to four corners area |
| 1982 | Left family jewelry business. Founded deGolden Busch, Inc., which he ran as president. Designed all deGolden Busch SuperLarge™ format view cameras, FocuShield™ ground glass protectors, FilmLok™ filmholders, and archival washers. Obtained patents on products, all of original design |
| 1983 | Executive director for the Keith Photographic Foundation, founded by international photographer and columnist Simon Nathan. Responsible for organization of international traveling shows, discovery and requisition of new artwork, structuring and promotion of workshops. Was curator of a $750,000 collection of existing photographs in the permanent collection |
| 1984 | Publisher and executive editor of Viewpoint, the SuperLarge™ Format Newsletter, circulation of over 5,000. Delivered three lecture-seminars at the International “Photo-Expo" Convention in New York City on SuperLarge™ format instant imaging techniques for Kodak, Polaroid, and Agfa-Gevaert |
| 1985 | "Victor Colorado Landscapes" - eight 12" x 20" black and white contact prints in a limited edition portfolio of 25 sets. Thirteen continuous tone lithographs published and distributed by Jannes Art Publishing, Chicago, IL. Six limited edition collotypes in sets of 300 (signed and numbered) published by Black Box Photographics. Closed deGolden Busch Camera Co. Did photographic trip to four corners area with Carl Canfield |
| 1986 | "The Denver Photographic Project," exhibition and portfolio |
| 1987 | “Contrasts” - a photographic study of three communities in North Central Illinois. This exhibition traveled to five museums and ended at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, IL |
| 1988 | Smithsonian Institution acquired four Busch prints for collotype show- "Imperishable Beauty". Beginning of the shooting of “Societorial Nudes” |
| 1989 | “Societorial Nudes” Series consisting of seven walls measuring 9' x 16'. Each wall had twelve images measuring 30" x 50" sequenced together. Opened at the Busch Gallery and the Weiss-Morris Gallery, Rockford, IL |
| 1990 | 510 East State Street, Rockford, IL. Restoration of historic registry from 1880, which was awarded best city remodel in 1990. Finished restoration of 12,000 Queen Ann Building in Rockford, IL, which became his studio, darkroom and living quarters. Started portrait project with Daniel Voll (play write) which incorporates interviews with photography |
| 1991 | Started Midwest Landscape Project. MFA work at University of Illionois |
| 1992 | "LA Overlook" - freeways of Los Angeles, exhibited at Steven Cohen Gallery, CA. MFA Degree at University of Illinois. Published "A Right of Passage" and "In Plain Sight" which was awarded "Best Book by a Small Publisher" |
| 1994 | Published "Tides in Time", a catalogue for the traveling show with the same name and worked on "Flesh as Canvas", a year long project photographing tattood people across America, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co. |
| 2006 | Art Moscow, Russia May 2006 |
| Silent Waves: Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin, Germany | |
| Retrospective: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA | |
| Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Vestiges: Vertretung des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz und der Europaischen Union, Berlin, Germany | |
| Vestiges: Mainz Museum, Germany | |
| Italian Gardens: Museum fuer Europaische Gartenbaukunst, Duesseldorf, Germany | |
| Vestiges: Landes Museum Koblenz, Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Germany | |
| 2005 | Hack Museum, Retrospective Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Vestiges: Maison de l’Archeologie, Niederbronn-les-Bains, Frankreich, France | |
| Vestiges Buró Trifels, Annweiler am Trifels, Germany | |
| Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2000 | Focus Gallery, Carmel, CA |
| 1999 | Mannheim City Gallery, Mannheim, Germany |
| Group V, Braunfeld, Germany | |
| 1998 | Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA |
| Group V, Braunfeld, Germany | |
| 1997 | Photo Classics Gallery, Munich, Germany |
| Lotus Gallery, Salzburg, Austria | |
| 1996 | 451 Gallery, Rockford, IL |
| Borrone Gallery, Menlo Park, CA | |
| 1995 | Fact Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA |
| Linderman Gallery, Germany | |
| 1994 | G.Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| X-ibit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1992 | Steven Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1991 | Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1990 | Art Services, San Francisco, CA |
| X-ibit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1989 | James Madison University, Harrisionburg, VA |
| continued City Hall, Rockford, IL | |
| Weiss-Morris Gallery, Rockford, IL | |
| Gallery Ten, Rockford, IL | |
| 1988 | Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL |
| Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL | |
| Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL | |
| Union League Club, Chicago, IL | |
| J.R. Kortman Gallery, Rockford, IL | |
| 1987 | Ida Public Library, Belvidere, IL |
| Denver Chamber of Commerce, Denver, CO | |
| United Banks of Colorado, Denver, CO | |
| 1986 | Florissant Valley College, St. Louis, MO |
| Carson-Sapiro Gallery, Denver, CO | |
| Fermilabs, Chicago, IL | |
| A-Space Gallery, Madison, WI | |
| University of Maine, Portland, ME | |
| 1985 | Burpee Art Museum, Rockford, IL |
| Viterbo College, LaCrosse, WI | |
| 1984 | Tracy Felix Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO |
| Victor School of Photography, Victor, CO |
| 2002 | A Century of Photography, Cedar Rapids Art Museum, IA |
| 2000 | Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA |
| 1989 | Art in the Embassies, Washington, DC |
| Busch Gallery, Rockford, IL | |
| 1988 | Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC |
| Art Institute, Chicago, IL | |
| 1987 | Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO |
| 1986 | US Department of State, Washington, DC |
| The LLoyd Gallery, Spokane, WA | |
| The Architectural Center, Chicago, IL | |
