Allen Ayers Dutton Unique Artist Book Tadonium (The Concept No One Understands) A Layman's Explanation + 15 vintage prints
Allen Ayers Dutton Unique Artist Book Tadonium (The Concept No One Understands) A Layman's Explanation. An album with 26 original gelatin silver print photographs. The book maquette seems to be something considered for publications. There are 15 further loose prints that accompany the maquette.
Allen Dutton was born in 1922 in Kingman, Arizona. His pioneering grandparents came to the Arizona Territory in the late nineteenth century. His grandfather was a territorial legislator who helped push for the Normal School which later became Northern Arizona University. His grandmother Elida Dutton was one of the first white women to see the Grand Canyon and was photographed there with her husband in 1883. This photograph was later re-created by Dutton with his family for the Then and Now series. His mother grew up in Goldroad, Arizona and died when he was 14 years old. Estranged from his father, Dutton set out on his own. After attending public schools in Kingman, he enrolled in the Arizona State Teachers College in Tempe where he earned a bachelor’s degree in art. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army where he served in the Third Infantry Division. He was later sent to North Africa for tank warfare. After his discharge in 1946, he went on to study painting and sculpture at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Dutton earned a master’s in history with a minor in art from Arizona State University. Dutton held a variety of teaching posts in public schools before joining the Art Department at Phoenix College in 1960. He taught photography courses and later served as head of the department. In 1962 he attended a workshop in Denver, Colorado taught by photographer Minor White, who became a good friend and was a significant influence on Dutton’s work.
In 1982, he retired from Phoenix College to devote himself full time to his art. Dutton embarked on a re-photographic survey project that produced three books under the titles Arizona Then and Now and Phoenix Then and Now. Dutton’s interest in documenting change in Arizona led to an ambitious project of photographing every street corner in every town in Arizona. See Series I: Places and Series II: Phoenix. His eclectic interests include nude camera studies, landscapes, portraits, and a series that takes a humorous look at retired life in Sun City, Arizona. Allen Dutton has 2 daughters Elizabeth and Wendy, and a son, Nels. He currently resides with his wife Mary Ann in Prescott, Arizona where he continues his artistic endeavors.
-Arizona Historical Society
Dutton's work is also featured in A.D. Coleman’s 1977 book, The Grotesque in Photography
Allen Ayers Dutton Unique Artist Book Tadonium (The Concept No One Understands) A Layman's Explanation. An album with 26 original gelatin silver print photographs. The book maquette seems to be something considered for publications. There are 15 further loose prints that accompany the maquette.
Allen Dutton was born in 1922 in Kingman, Arizona. His pioneering grandparents came to the Arizona Territory in the late nineteenth century. His grandfather was a territorial legislator who helped push for the Normal School which later became Northern Arizona University. His grandmother Elida Dutton was one of the first white women to see the Grand Canyon and was photographed there with her husband in 1883. This photograph was later re-created by Dutton with his family for the Then and Now series. His mother grew up in Goldroad, Arizona and died when he was 14 years old. Estranged from his father, Dutton set out on his own. After attending public schools in Kingman, he enrolled in the Arizona State Teachers College in Tempe where he earned a bachelor’s degree in art. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army where he served in the Third Infantry Division. He was later sent to North Africa for tank warfare. After his discharge in 1946, he went on to study painting and sculpture at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Dutton earned a master’s in history with a minor in art from Arizona State University. Dutton held a variety of teaching posts in public schools before joining the Art Department at Phoenix College in 1960. He taught photography courses and later served as head of the department. In 1962 he attended a workshop in Denver, Colorado taught by photographer Minor White, who became a good friend and was a significant influence on Dutton’s work.
In 1982, he retired from Phoenix College to devote himself full time to his art. Dutton embarked on a re-photographic survey project that produced three books under the titles Arizona Then and Now and Phoenix Then and Now. Dutton’s interest in documenting change in Arizona led to an ambitious project of photographing every street corner in every town in Arizona. See Series I: Places and Series II: Phoenix. His eclectic interests include nude camera studies, landscapes, portraits, and a series that takes a humorous look at retired life in Sun City, Arizona. Allen Dutton has 2 daughters Elizabeth and Wendy, and a son, Nels. He currently resides with his wife Mary Ann in Prescott, Arizona where he continues his artistic endeavors.
-Arizona Historical Society
Dutton's work is also featured in A.D. Coleman’s 1977 book, The Grotesque in Photography
Allen Ayers Dutton Unique Artist Book Tadonium (The Concept No One Understands) A Layman's Explanation. An album with 26 original gelatin silver print photographs. The book maquette seems to be something considered for publications. There are 15 further loose prints that accompany the maquette.
Allen Dutton was born in 1922 in Kingman, Arizona. His pioneering grandparents came to the Arizona Territory in the late nineteenth century. His grandfather was a territorial legislator who helped push for the Normal School which later became Northern Arizona University. His grandmother Elida Dutton was one of the first white women to see the Grand Canyon and was photographed there with her husband in 1883. This photograph was later re-created by Dutton with his family for the Then and Now series. His mother grew up in Goldroad, Arizona and died when he was 14 years old. Estranged from his father, Dutton set out on his own. After attending public schools in Kingman, he enrolled in the Arizona State Teachers College in Tempe where he earned a bachelor’s degree in art. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army where he served in the Third Infantry Division. He was later sent to North Africa for tank warfare. After his discharge in 1946, he went on to study painting and sculpture at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. Dutton earned a master’s in history with a minor in art from Arizona State University. Dutton held a variety of teaching posts in public schools before joining the Art Department at Phoenix College in 1960. He taught photography courses and later served as head of the department. In 1962 he attended a workshop in Denver, Colorado taught by photographer Minor White, who became a good friend and was a significant influence on Dutton’s work.
In 1982, he retired from Phoenix College to devote himself full time to his art. Dutton embarked on a re-photographic survey project that produced three books under the titles Arizona Then and Now and Phoenix Then and Now. Dutton’s interest in documenting change in Arizona led to an ambitious project of photographing every street corner in every town in Arizona. See Series I: Places and Series II: Phoenix. His eclectic interests include nude camera studies, landscapes, portraits, and a series that takes a humorous look at retired life in Sun City, Arizona. Allen Dutton has 2 daughters Elizabeth and Wendy, and a son, Nels. He currently resides with his wife Mary Ann in Prescott, Arizona where he continues his artistic endeavors.
-Arizona Historical Society
Dutton's work is also featured in A.D. Coleman’s 1977 book, The Grotesque in Photography