{"title":"Peter Harholdt Fine Photography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"_4764b483 c86167a8 ab1ba0a8 _3e772db3 _863acf9a _2929bfcf _04b9818c _19870ae2 _5931ce8e _5a9ded81 _4ff70394\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"_3d4c77c2 _7a624687 _882105cc _47e4d84e e0a9b9ba _4a99113f _16c3ccda _9728bc50 cc7fb8ee e91c3682\"\u003eAbout Peter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ec37b886 _8fee013d ab1ba0a8 _3e772db3 _863acf9a b2a1d0d0 _739a694d _03b35c93 _5931ce8e _5a9ded81 _4ff70394\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_3d4c77c2 _6a703779 _882105cc _47e4d84e _384e5141 _4a99113f _16c3ccda _9728bc50 cc7fb8ee e91c3682\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHe studied at Laval University, Hollins University, Roanoke College (BA Philosophy), and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA Sculpture). He studied philosophy with Lawrence Becker, photography with Miles S. Masters, Roland Von Essen and George Nan, sculpture with Peter Wreden, Paul Miller, Harold North, Myron Helfgott and Lester Van Winkle, printmaking with Lewis Cisle, and painting with Jack Solomon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter worked as still photographer for television stations, including a stint as art director at the Roanoke PBS affiliate. He spent a season as an illustrator\/graphic designer for a St. Thomas, USVI, advertising agency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe taught photography for the Roanoke Fine Arts Center (precursor of the Art Museum of Western Virginia), Roanoke City Schools Special Programs, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Northern Virginia Community College. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe has lectured on photography for the Montgomery County, MD, Public Schools, and The World Bank.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work has been in exhibitions at The Virginia Museum of Fine Art, The Chrysler Museum, The Anderson Gallery (VCU), The Smithsonian, The Eric Scheindler Gallery (Richmond,VA), and The Henri Gallery (Washington, DC).                                                    His sculpture has been featured in Car and Driver and Psychology Today magazines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter was a founder of the Genesis Gallery (Roanoke Unitarian Church) and curated a number of exhibits, usually in the area of political art. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe wrote art and music reviews for Roanoke alternative newspapers. After completing graduate school studies, he worked on installation of the inaugural exhibitions, and then for several years as staff photographer for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1978, he left the Hirshhorn to concentrate on his business, Peter Harholdt Photographs, which included museums, architects, auction houses, publishers, and private industry.       This work has continued uninterrupted and now includes museums and publishers exclusively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a concurrent career, Peter raced automobiles in the Sports Car Club of America and the International Motor Sports Association. (His first race car was constructed in his studio at VCU while in graduate school.) He drove primarily open-wheel formula cars, sports racing cars, and sports prototypes. He had many amateur wins and podium finishes in the CanAm series and the Daytona 24-Hour endurance race. Peter also taught part time for driving schools, including The Skip Barber Racing School, and BSR, specialists in anti-terrorist driver training.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"plain\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA resident of West Palm Beach and Baltimore, Peter drives or flies to work sites, which in the last year or so have included projects from L'Anse Meadows, Newfoundland, to Key West, Florida, and from Sante Fe to Oslo and Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_3d4c77c2 _6a703779 _882105cc _47e4d84e _384e5141 _4a99113f _16c3ccda _9728bc50 cc7fb8ee e91c3682\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"_011a6aa9 _12fe31e5 _4ff70394\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eCo-publisher of the Monograph Series with Stance and Speed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_3d4c77c2 _6a703779 _882105cc _47e4d84e _384e5141 _4a99113f _16c3ccda _9728bc50 cc7fb8ee e91c3682\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_011a6aa9 _12fe31e5 _4ff70394\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e Other recent books include Museo Ducati, Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_011a6aa9 _12fe31e5 _4ff70394\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e Can-Am Cars in Detail, Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile, Art of the Classic Car, Art of the Hot Rod, Art of the Muscle Car, Allure of the Automobile, Aluminum by Design, Cherished Possessions, Art and Enterprise, The Viking Sagas....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuseum clients have included the Smithsonian Institution, the Louvre, MoMA, the White House, Carnegie Museum of Art, Frist Museum, Phillips Collection, LACMA, Miami Art Museum, Telfair Museum, Historic New England ....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"dWs1avevEZe5mLQPyeb1SQ__20\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wDYxhc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LGOjhe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"BxUVEf ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc pOOWX\"\u003e***No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the author or publisher. 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