Duane Michals, Who Expanded Photography’s Boundaries With Élan, Dies at 94
Photographer Duane Michals died on Wednesday in Manhattan at age 94, according to Artnet News. Born in 1932 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Michals expanded photography’s narrative possibilities through staged multi-image sequences and by adding handwritten text to photographs beginning in 1974. His work challenged conventions such as Henri Cartier-Bresson’s “Decisive Moment,” and his breakthrough museum presentation came with a 1970 show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Michals also maintained a commercial career photographing celebrities while pursuing experimental fine-art projects addressing themes including death, sexuality, dreams, and family.
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