Douglas Steakley
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Douglas Steakley | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bowling Green State University, Indiana University |
| Occupation(s) | Metalsmith, Photographer |
Douglas Steakley (born 1944 in Ashtabula, Ohio), is a metalsmith[1] and photographer[2] who won the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography in 2003.[3]
Career
Steakley has a BA from Bowling Green State University[4] and studied jewelry design and silver-smithing at Indiana University,[1] where he received a master of fine arts degree.[2] In 1974, he traveled to Denmark to learn holloware techniques. His work is featured in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.[1] In 1979, he wrote "Holloware Techniques," a book published by Watson-Guptill Publications.[5] Steakley was the president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths.[6]
His book "Pacific Light, Images of the Monterey Peninsula" was published in 2000, and "Big Sur and Beyond, The Legacy of The Big Sur Land Trust" was published in 2001. In 2003, he became a full-time photographer.[2] Later that year, Steakley received the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography from the Sierra Club.[2][3][7] Steakley's "A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast" was published in 2005 by Countryman Press. He has also published "A Photography Guide to Big Sur."[2][3] His photography has been in magazines including "Outside," "Architectural Digest," "Backpacker," "Art and Antiques,"[3] "National Geographic," and "Town and Country."[8]
Steakley has worked with conservation groups including the Big Sur Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, the Land Trust Alliance, The Trust for Public Land, the Wilderness Coalition, and the Tuolumne River Trust,[2] and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District.[7]
Bibliography
- Holloware Techniques (1979)
- Pacific Light, Images of the Monterey Peninsula (2000)
- Big Sur and Beyond, The Legacy of The Big Sur Land Trust (2001)
- A Photographer's Guide to the California Coast (2005)
- A Photography Guide to Big Sur
References
- ^ a b c "Douglas Steakley". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Douglas Steakley". Center for Photographic Art. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Douglas Steakley". W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Douglas Steakley". Skov Larsen. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Douglas Steakley (1979). Holloware Techniques. Watson-Guptill Publications.
- ^ "Board & Past Presidents". Society of North American Goldsmiths. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "Featured Artist - Douglas Steakley". Solana Beach Art & Frame. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "MB13 - Portfolio - Into the Wild". GuestLife. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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