Al Satterwhite – A Retrospective
For the first exhibition of the fall art gallery season, PDNB Gallery presents a solo show of photographs by Al Satterwhite (b. 1944, Biloxi, Mississippi), who has worked professionally in photography since he was a high school intern taking photographs for the St. Petersburg Times. The passion of capturing the decisive moment has never left him.
His talent for photography led him to the job of personal photographer for the then Governor of Florida, Claude Kirk. He later worked as a freelance photographer, doing magazine work for major publications including Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, and Car & Driver.
Satterwhite then started a production company in New York in 1980 where he became widely known in the advertising world working with corporations including American Express, Coca Cola, Eastman Kodak, Oldsmobile, and Sony.
In 1992 he moved west to Los Angeles to work in filmmaking as a Director of Photography.
Many books were published on Satterwhite’s photography, and he lectured often at universities and workshops around the country. His photographs are in major museum collections including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
This is Satterwhite’s first solo exhibition at PDNB Gallery. It will be a great kick-off for the exciting 2024 fall season. Al Satterwhite will be present at the opening of the show on Saturday, August 24, 2024, from 5 - 8 pm.