This show at The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian exhibits images from all three of Jessica’s books.
“…featuring eight of the 21st century’s leading artists working in portraiture,Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ruth Leonela Buentello, Jess T. Dugan, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jessica Todd Harper, Thomas Holton, Sedrick Huckaby, and Anna Tsouhlarakis…”
Here
In celebration of Jessica’s new book, “Here”, these shows feature images from this collection.
At Rick Wester Fine Art, in NYC. November 3- Dec 22nd, 2022
At The Centre Claude Cahun in Nantes, France - until Dec 22nd.
Econ Talk: Conversations for the Curious
Jessica Todd Harper on Beauty, Family, and Photography
Nov 7 2022
When everyone is carrying a camera in their pocket, what raises the act of taking pictures to the level of fine art photography? Jessica Todd Harper, the award-winning portrait photographer, says that it's equal parts mindset and technique--and lots of setting the stage to seize that perfect light. Listen as Harper speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her desire to capture the complexity of life in a single image, why family relationships and home life are her chosen subjects, and the integral role beauty plays in her images, despite its diminished status in art today.
