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Biografie O. Winston Link
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1914
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Born Ogle Winston Link on December 16, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY
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1937
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Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute (now Polytechnic University), Brooklyn, NY
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1937 - 1942
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Worked as a photographer for New York City public relations firm Carl Byoir Associates
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1942
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Went to work for Columbia Institute Laboratory in Mineola, Long Island where he performed secret war research for the U.S. Government
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1942
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Because of the proximity of the LIRR to the lab where he worked and his ongoing interest in trains, he started taking photographs of the trains
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1945
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Began working independently as a photographer after WWII
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1955 - 1960
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Photographed the trains on the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina
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1960
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Returned to New York and continued as a commercial photographer
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2000
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He agreed to the creation of the O. Winston Link Museum to be located in the historic Norfalk & Western Passenger Station in Roanoke, VA, and the station was restored and refurbished by famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy
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2001
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Died in South Salem, NY
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2004
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The O. Winston Link Museum opened
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Ausgewählte Ausstellungen |
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2000 |
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Classic & Rare Photographs of America’s Steam Railroad, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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2000 |
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Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA (solo) |
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1999 |
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Andrew Smith Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (solo) |
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1999 |
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The Photographer’s Gallery, London (solo) |
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1998 |
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The Ralls Collection, Washington, DC (solo) |
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1998 |
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Expanded Visions: The Panoramic Photograph. Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy, Andover, MA. |
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1998 |
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Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1997 |
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10th Anniversary Exhibition, Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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1997 |
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G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo) |
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1997 |
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Trains That Pass in the Night, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE |
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1996 |
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Last Steam Railroad in America, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1996 |
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Picturing the South: 1860 to the Present, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
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1995 |
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Rails, Trails, and Back Roads: O. Winston Link and Other Photographers, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA |
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1995 |
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Last Steam Railroad in America, Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1995 |
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James Danziger Gallery, New York, NY |
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1995 |
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Spaces for the Self: The Symbolic Imagery of Place, The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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Preview of the 1994/95 Exhibition Year, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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Steam, Steel & Stars: Photographs by O. Winston Link, Center for Metropolitan Studies, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO (solo) |
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1994 |
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Transport, Curated by Helen Miranda Wilson, Maier Museum of Art, Randolf-Macon Women's College, Lynchburg, VA |
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1993 |
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Night Trick, Photo Gallery International, Tokyo, Japan (solo) |
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1992 |
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The Ghost Trains, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (solo) |
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1992 |
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American Industrialism, 1902-1992, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA |
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1992 |
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Works by Gallery Artists, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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1991 |
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Special Edition Prints, James Danziger Gallery, New York, NY; and Robert Burge/20th Century Photographs, Ltd., New York, NY (solo) |
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1990 |
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America's Last Steam Railroad, The Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO (solo) |
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1989 |
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Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1988 |
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Vintage Photographs, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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1982 |
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Floods of Light: Flash Photography 1851-1981, The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK |
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Selected Public Collections |
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
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Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, CA
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
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Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1999 |
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The American Art Book, London, Phaidon Press, Ltd. |
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1997 |
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The Photography Book, London, Phaidon Press, Ltd. |
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1995 |
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The Last Steam Railroad in America: Photographs by O. Winston Link, Thomas H. Garver, Harry N. Abrams Publishing, New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Steam, Steel, and Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad, Tim Hensley, Harry N. Abrams Publishing, New York, NY |
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1983 |
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Night Trick: Photographs of the Norfolk & Western Railway, Norfolk & Western Railway - publishers, Norfolk, VA |
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