Peter MacGill is an American gallerist, curator, and art historian. MacGill is the former President of the Pace/MacGill Gallery,[3] which opened in 1983 on East 57th Street in New York City[4] and was consolidated into the Pace Gallery in 2019–20.[5]
Peter MacGill | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. – Ohio Wesleyan University M.F.A. – University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Curator |
| Spouse | Susan MacGill |
| Children | Mary MacGill,[1] Gordon MacGill[2] |
In 2006 he was the first recipient of the Harold Jones Distinguished Alumni Award at The University of Arizona.[citation needed]
Career
editMacGill graduated with a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1974 and a M.F.A. from the University of Arizona in 1977, where he was the first student to graduate from the MFA Photography program[6]. He began working in the photography world as a college intern at Light Gallery in 1973 where he hung Stephen Shore’s first solo show.[6] While attending the University of Arizona MacGill served as a curator at the Center for Creative Photography.[7] In 2005 he was ranked 15th on the list of "The 100 Most Important People in Photography" compiled by American Photo magazine.[8]
MacGill is President of the Pace/MacGill Gallery,[4] which opened in 1983 on East 57th Street in New York City. Although Pace/MacGill specializes in photography, the gallery has also exhibited non-photographic work since the mid-1990s.[9] In 1999 the gallery sold Man Ray's Glass Tears (1930–33) for $1.3 million, at the time the highest price ever paid for a photograph.[10] MacGill has stated that the work sold for such a high amount because of its scarcity (only three prints were made).[11] In 2006 MacGill set a new record when he bought Edward Steichen’s The Pond—Moonlight for $2.9 million on behalf of a private buyer.[12]
In 2019 MacGill established a partnership with RadicalMedia to develop a streaming platform focused on the history of photography.[13]
Publications
editPublications by MacGill
edit- Irving Penn: New and Unseen. New York: Pace/MacGill Gallery, 1999. ISBN 978-1878283870.
Publications with contributions by MacGill
edit- Rodchenko. Göttingen: Steidl, 2012. ISBN 978-3869302454.
- Irving Penn: Paintings. New York: Apparition, 2018. ISBN 978-0692140079.
Awards
edit- 2005: Harold Jones Distinguished Alumni Award at The University of Arizona.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Bronwyn Cosgrave, 3 Women Grew Up Surrounded by Art. Guess What Their Jewelry Looks Like., The New York Times, March 24, 2018.
- ^ Margaux Laskey, Attracted to the Possibility of Adventure, The New York Times, June 23, 2013.
- ^ Robin Pogrebin, Time Capsule of ’70s Los Angeles Beaches From Tod Papageorge, The New York Times, July 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Steven Heller, Charles Traub, Adam Bell (editors) (2006). The Education of a Photographer. New York: Allworth Press. ISBN 9781581158304.
- ^ Roland Halbe, Chelsea gallery reshuffle: Kasmin expands as Pace/MacGill consolidates, The Art Newspaper, July 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Kathleen Allen (September 22, 2006). Speaker Series begins today at CCP. AZ Daily Star. (subscription required)
- ^ Sarah Schmerler, Profile: Peter MacGill, Photograph Magazine, March/April 2011.
- ^ [staff] (May/June 2005). The 100 Most Important People in Photography, 2005. American Photo.
- ^ Philip Gefter (December 3, 2006). 'What’s New in Photography: Anything but Photos'. The New York Times.
- ^ Philip Gefter, A Thousand Words? How About $450,000?, The New York Times, March 13, 2005.
- ^ Michael Mckenzie, Eyeing Up Photography's Value, Art Business News, Nov, 2000.
- ^ Antiques and the Arts, Feb 21, 2006.
- ^ "Chelsea gallery reshuffle: Kasmin expands as Pace/MacGill consolidates". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.