Constantine Manos

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Costa Manos

Born	1934 South Carolina, USA
Other names	Costa
Occupation	photographer

Constantine "Costa" Manos, born 1934 in South Carolina to Greek immigrant parents, is an American photographer known for his images of Boston and Greece. His work has been published in Esquire, Life, and Look. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

Career

Manos first began taking photographs while in high school when he joined his school's camera club. Within a few years he was working professionally as a photographer. At 19, Manos was hired as the official photographer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. His photographs of the orchestra culminated in 1961 with his first published work, Portrait of a Symphony. Manos graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1955, majoring in English Literature. He served in the military and then moved to New York City, working for magazines. From 1961-1964, Manos lived in Greece, photographing the people and landscape. This work resulted in A Greek Portfolio, published in 1972 and which won awards at Arles and the Leipzig book fair. In 1963, Manos joined Magnum Photos and became a full member in 1965.^[1]

After his time in Greece, Manos lived in Boston. In 1974, Manos was hired by the city to create the photographs for the "Where's Boston?" exhibition, a large production in honor of Boston's 200th anniversary. The photos from that exhibit were published in the book Bostonians: Photographs from Where's Boston? He also worked on projects for Time-Life Books.^[2]

In 1995, American Color was published, containing Manos' recent photographs of American people. A Greek Portfolio was reissued in 1999, followed by a major exhibition of his work at the Benaki Museum of Athens. In 2003, Manos was awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence for his American Color photographs.

Manos continues to photograph with Leica cameras, and is currently working on material for a second American Color collection.

Awards

2003, Leica Medal of Excellence
1972, Arles Award
1966, New York Art Directors' Award

Bibliography

American Color 2. United States: Quantuck Lane Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-59372-038-4
Portrait of a Symphony 1960-2000. United States: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2000.
A Greek Portfolio. United States: Ilios Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0-393-04683-0
American Color. United States: W.W. Norton, 1995. ISBN 978-0-393-03912-2
Bostonians. United States: Cambridge Seven Associates, 1975. ASIN B000Q6RVVO
Where's Boston?, United States: Cambridge Seven Associates, 1975.
Suite Grecque, France: Le Chêne, 1972.
A Greek Portfolio, United States: Studio Book/Viking Press, 1972. ASIN B001U6FOA4
Portrait of a Symphony, United States: Basic Books, 1961. ASIN B0007DT5NI

Collections

Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
George Eastman House, Rochester, USA
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, USA
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, USA
Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
Magnum Photos Collections, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, USA

External links

References

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Name	Manos, Constantine
Alternative names
Short description	American photographer
Date of birth	1934
Place of birth	South Carolina, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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