David S. Allee (born 1969) is an American photographer. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera.
Allee received an undergraduate degree in economics and government from Cornell University in 1991, and his MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts (2001), where he studied with Joel Sternfeld and Robert Polidori. The School of Visual Arts ( SVA) is an Art school in Manhattan New York City and is one of the nation's leading independent Colleges of art and Joel Sternfeld, (b 1944, New York City) is a color Photographer noted for his large-format documentary pictures of the United States. Robert Polidori (born Montréal Québec, 1951) is a Photographer known for his architectural studies and frequent contributions to magazines and books Allee came to photography after a career in the field of urban and environmental planning.
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Allee’s 1997 photographic series, “A Man a Mile,” documents the New York City “Sandhog. The City of New York Sandhog is the Slang term given to urban Miners Construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects ” Sandhogs are builder/miners responsible for the Panama Canal, and much of New York City's infrastructure. Sandhog is the Slang term given to urban Miners Construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the The City of New York Their excavation projects are some of the largest ever undertaken; they include the city's water tunnels (which take over fifty years to complete), much of the New York City Subway System, and the caissons (underwater foundations) for the city's bridges. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The society of Sandhogs is largely made up of a patrilineal line—and only a few hundred families. Sandhog is the Slang term given to urban Miners Construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects Patrilineality (aka agnatic kinship) is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage it generally involves the Inheritance of property names or titles The job is statistically the most dangerous father-to-son profession in the United States. Approximately one sandhog dies for every mile of tunnel they deliver. Sandhog is the Slang term given to urban Miners Construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects A selection of Allee's "A Man a Mile" was published in the October 1997 issue of Esquire. Esquire (abbreviated Esq) is a term of British origin originally used to denote social status Accompanying text was provided by former Sandhog and novelist, Thomas Kelly. Sandhog is the Slang term given to urban Miners Construction workers who work underground on a variety of excavation projects People called Thomas Kelly include Thomas Kelly (Canadian politician (1833-? Thomas Kelly (cricketer (1844-1893 Australian cricketer
More recent shows have furthered an investigation of public space as it barriers the individual: “Turnpike Condos” (06) iterates the meeting of freeways and housing developments; “Cross Lands” (06) addresses a contemporary landscape of garages, housing, parks, commercial properties—all adjacent and at cross purposes. Allee’s work, likewise, traverses divisions of fine arts, political activism, photojournalism and contemporary cartography. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell In a moment of the dying landscape, Allee dissects and catalogues the winsome flower of decay. In 2005, Allee worked with New York City’s Center for Architecture in documenting the Percent for Art program. The City of New York Operated by the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Center for Architecture is located in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village at 536 LaGuardia The term "percent for art" refers to a program often a city ordinance where a fee usually some percentage of the project cost is placed on large scale development projects in order to [1] [2]
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