STAN HEALY (1918-1996)

Description

STAN HEALY (1918-1996)
Crosswalk, Missoula
8.75in. x 12.75in.
Edition: 2/100

Healy was Missoula, Montana's answer to Weegee, and as the selection of his work in our auction demonstrates, there was plenty to document in the small lumber town. He shot most of these pictures working for Missoulian newspaper. As the curator of a retrospective exhibit of his work wrote, Healy "shot the required photos of car wrecks, fires, parades and visiting dignitaries and transformed them into art." The often brutal images have drawn comparisons to the work of Diane Arbus, and Healy's reputation grows by the year as more and more collectors discover his powerful images.

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