William Wegman is an American artist best known for creating series of compositions involving dogs, primarily his own Weimaraners in various costumes and poses.
Wegman in 2006
Blue Period with Banjo, Polaroid ER print by William Wegman, 1980
Volcano by Wegman, 1988, acrylic and oil on canvas, Honolulu Museum of Art
Documenta 5
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documenta 5 was the fifth edition of documenta, a quinquennial contemporary art exhibition. It was held between 30 June and 8 October 1972 in Kassel, West Germany. The artistic director was Harald Sze
William Wegman (photographer)
…Gallery in London, and Konrad Fischer Gallery in Düsseldorf, his work was included in such seminal exhibitions as "When Attitudes Become Form" and "Documenta 5", and regularly featured in magazines Interfunktionen, Artforum, and Avalanche. While he was in Long Beach, Wegman got his dog, Man Ray, with whom he…
Art & Language, Index 01, documenta 5 1972
Katalog documenta 5 1972