ITEM #126
Untitled
David Freund
1974, 11"x 14"
gelatin silver print
Value: $3000
Current bid: $225
After his BA in Theater at UC Davis, David Freund earned an MFA from the Visual Studies Workshop. Professor Emeritus of Photography at Ramapo College of New Jersey, he chaired its Visual Arts for twenty years. He also taught at Pratt and was a Dayton-Hudson Distinguished Visiting Artist at Carleton College.
His NEA photographs showed gas station environments nationwide. Other grants included New York’s CAPS program and NYC’s Institute for Art and Urban Resources. During a Light Works residency Freund curated a regional photo post card exhibition, Penny Publishing. Exhibitions include Light Gallery and Eastman House. Among collections with his work are MOMA, the Corcoran, MFA Houston, and the Bibliotheque Nationale.
Once photo consultant for the CAPS program, Freund was three times photography screener for the Fulbright-Hays Scholarships. A member of SPE for thirty years, Freund presented work, participated on panels, chaired committees, and was on the Board of Directors for six years.