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Within a long and varied career, Stouman’s great subject as a photographer was
Times Square in New York City, which he captured for over 45 years, eventually
publishing a book on the subject. Stoumen was also an influential professor of
cinematography at UCLA for many years. He won two Academy Awards for
documentary films in 1957 and 1963 and developed a camera movement
technique for filming still photographs that is still widely used in documentaries
today.
Published ReferencesStoumen, Times Square: 45 Years of Photography (Aperture, 1985), p. 102
Published ReferencesStoumen, Times Square: 45 Years of Photography (Aperture, 1985), p. 102
DimensionsSheet: 13 15/16 x 10 3/4 in. (35.4 x 27.3 cm)
Image: 6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (17.1 x 21.3 cm)
Image: 6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. (17.1 x 21.3 cm)
Accession Number 2025.154
Classificationsphotograph
InscriptionsLS 4763 (verso u,l graphite)
2000- (verso u,l graphite)
MarksCertified Negative and Print made by
Lou Stoumen
From the Artist's Estate (verso c, stamp in black ink)
ProvenanceJeff Perry; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
