Label TextWithin 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. 107 Stoumen, Ordinary Miracles: The Photography of Lou Stoumen (Aperture, 1985), p. 93
Published ReferencesStoumen, Times Square: 45 Years of Photography (Aperture, 1985), p. 107 Stoumen, Ordinary Miracles: The Photography of Lou Stoumen (Aperture, 1985), p. 93
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Accession Number 2025.155
Classificationsphotograph
ProvenanceJeff Perry; Des Moines Art Center [gift from the previous, 2025]
