Author Archive for Lisbeth Kaufman

William Eggleston Cracks Up Audience at the Corcoran

William Eggleston was on his best behavior Wednesday evening at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In front of a packed auditorium, the “father of color photography” sat for an hour and a half talking with his friend, Michael Almereyda, the director and producer of the documentary William Eggleston in the Real World. While [...]

“Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo” at the Rayburn Building

Photograph by Lynsey Addario
“The Congo is the worst place in the world for women,” Stephen Lewis told the crowd at the Rayburn Building on Thursday night. Lewis, Co-Director of Aids-Free World, was introducing the photography exhibition “Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo.” And after seeing the photographs featured in the show, it [...]