Briscoe Centre Acquires Archive of Renowned Photographer Robert Polidori
AUSTIN, Texas — Thanks to the generosity of a Chicago-spot spouse and children, renowned photographer Robert Polidori’s photographic print archive has been donated to the Dolph Briscoe Heart for American Record at The College of Texas at Austin. Consisting of additional than 85,000 archive prints, the assortment is valued at more than $30 million.
Polidori is 1 of the world’s most acclaimed photographers of human habitats and environments. He is best identified for his detailed, big-format shade movie photos that check out the built entire world, capturing levels of history in remarkable detail.
The Robert Polidori Photographic Print Archive is a complete assortment of the photographer’s function to the present day. His subjects include the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding in New Orleans, the ruins of Pompeii, the Château de Versailles, Havana and Chernobyl. His current work discounts with populace