Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection Donated

Elliott Erwitt (American, b. France 1928), New York, New York, 1974. Gelatin silver print, 30.0 x 44.7 cm (image). Harry Ransom Center Collection © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos AUSTIN, Texas - The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired the archive of renowned photographer Elliott Erwitt (American, b. France 1928). Caryl and Israel Englander generously donated the collection.  'Whether capturing fleeting moments of great historical importance or the ordinary events of everyday life, Erwitt continues to show us in one remarkable print after another a perspective that had eluded our sight before,' said Stephen Enniss, director of the Ransom Center. The expansive collection, which will be housed at the Ransom Center, provides an unprecedented opportunity to study Erwitt's life and work as a photographer. Erwitt has worked as a photographer for 70 years and is a member of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency. His photographs have been exhibited internationally and have been published in hundreds of books, magazines and newspapers.