Description: Gordon Stettinius is an artist and photographer living and working in Richmond, Virginia.
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Richmond, Virginia
Gordon Stettinius founded Candela Books in 2010, with an initial goal of producing a book featuring the work of New York photographer Gita Lenz whose beautiful imagery had been all but forgotten since it was originally produced in the 1940s and 1950s.
Lenz’ story is a compelling one. She had been exhibited prominently at the Museum of Modern Art, and elsewhere, but her career was cut short due to the inherent challenges facing most anyone trying to make a career in photography in the mid-20th century. Although she had many noteworthy accomplishments and her work is represented in both public and private collections, there existed no book dedicated to the life’s work of this artist. So, in an attempt to augment the legacy of this talented photographer, St