✨AI Reimagines the Masters✨ Larry Sultan|152/1000

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Larry Sultan (July 13, 1946 – December 13, 2009) was an American photographer known for his work capturing the everyday lives of suburban families in the San Fernando Valley, California. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley [2].

Sultan's notable works include "Evidence" (1977), a collection of photographs he found in corporate and government archives, which is considered a watershed in the history of art photography [2]. He collaborated with photographer Mike Mandel on this project. Sultan also published "Pictures From Home" (1992), a collection of photographs taken of his parents in the San Fernando Valley from 1982 to 1992, which explored societal expectations of gender and aging [2]. Another significant work is "The Valley" (2004), a series of photographs depicting middle-class residences rented by the porn industry in the San Fernando Valley [2].

Throughout his career, Sultan taught photography at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1978 to 1988 and at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco from 1989 to 2009 [2]. He was recognized for his contributions to the field and received a Guggenheim Fellowship. His work has been exhibited in museums across the United States [2].

Sultan's publications include several books such as "Pictures From Home" (1992), "The Valley" (2004), and "Katherine Avenue" (2010) [2]. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions, including "Larry Sultan's Homeland: American Story" at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and "Larry Sultan: Here and Home" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art [2].