MANY THOUSAND WORDS
a photographic retrospective
SEP 1 - OCT 31, 2024

 

Join us for an inspiring journey through the lens and explore the artistry and vision of three brilliant visual storytellers.

GARY GRUBER came to the Coachella Valley in the mid 1970's.  His first client, The Cliff Brown Agency, thrust him into the world of movers and shakers who had a direct influence over how the valley was developing. "What struck me immediately was the humility associated with the 'old' wealth I was submerged in. They were gracious individuals who never regarded me any differently than their friends and colleages. All at once, I was both observer and participant -- and the duality of my new role was both refreshing and invigorating."

LELAND Y. LEE was a renowned architectural photographer who documented the work of many great 20th century architects and designers. His images have appeared in numerous prestigious publications and exhibitions. Lee studied and worked for eight years with the icon of architectural photography, Julius Shulman, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod House, designed by renowned architect John Lautner, overlooking Palm Springs. Lee called this shoot his "single most rewarding experience as an architectural photographer."

SUZANNE SEED has long been a photographer, as a student at Indiana University, Yale University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited in the U.S. and internationally, published two photo/interview books, and won awards for her work. After the death of her artist husband, Art Paul, a man best known for having created the famous Playboy Bunny logo, the COVID pandemic intensified her loneliness. To combat it, she focused on the outside world through her windows from her 75^th floor Chicago apartment.  “When the pandemic arrived, I became a hermit and felt like a prisoner. I started to really see what was out those windows, the ways the light played with the buildings, with the city. The buildings became like company, like neighbors.”