Robert Altman

Robert Altman's photographs have appeared on the covers and in issues of such publications as Rolling Stone , Vanity Fair , the New York Times , Time , the San Francisco Chronicle , and The New Yorker . He studied photography under Ansel Adams and was soon after hired as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone , later becoming their staff photographer. Cameron Crowe used many of Altman's photographs in his film Almost Famous. Besides the U.S., Altman has exhibited globally in cities such as London...See more

Robert Altman's photographs have appeared on the covers and in issues of such publications as Rolling Stone , Vanity Fair , the New York Times , Time , the San Francisco Chronicle , and The New Yorker . He studied photography under Ansel Adams and was soon after hired as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone , later becoming their staff photographer. Cameron Crowe used many of Altman's photographs in his film Almost Famous. Besides the U.S., Altman has exhibited globally in cities such as London and Paris. His work is part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian, the San Francisco Public Library, and the Library of Congress. During the summer of 2009, Altman collaborated with Macy's Herald Square in New York and filled most of the store's 49 windows with 175 images of his work as part of their "Art Under Glass" series. In May 2010, he was presented with a Doctor of Arts, Honoris Causa, from Digital Media Arts College. See less