Neal Slavin
author · photographer
Neal Slavin is an American photographer and film director born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and was awarded an exchange student scholarship at Lincoln College, Oxford. Slavin is known for his documentary photography, particularly his work on the Portuguese people during the 1960s, which he captured while on a Fulbright Fellowship in 1968. His first book, 'Portugal' (1971), focuses on the sociological phenomena and fatalism of the Iberian Peninsula under the dictatorship of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. Beyond photography, Slavin has directed and produced films, including 'Focus' (2001). He was one of the first Fulbright Fellows in Photography and has received numerous awards from Communication Arts Magazine and his alma mater, Cooper Union.[1,2,3]
- sociological phenomena
- group portraiture
- fatalism
Books
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Portugal€36.00
Works by Neal Slavin
- 1971 Portugal First book; includes an afterword by Mary McCarthy.
- 1976 When Two or More are Gathered Together
- 1986 Britons Commissioned by the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.
- 2001 Focus Based on Arthur Miller's only novel.
Exhibitions
- 1986 Britons
- 1986 Britons
Awards
- 1986 Corporate Photographer of the Year
- 1988 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Medal
- 2005 President's Citation