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Philip Trager

Philip Trager was born in 1935 in Connecticut. He is a preeminent photographer of dance and architecture. His photographs of contemporary dancers and performance artists have expanded the genre of dance photography. His Villas of Palladio has become a standard document for architects and architectural and art historians. Four of his books have been selected as Editor’s Choice by the New York Times Book Review. Among other book awards are Finalist for the Grand Prix Award at Les Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, and one of the Books of the Year for the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Exhibited extensively in museums and galleries worldwide, Trager’s photographs are held in numerous public and private collections.