{"id":65,"date":"2018-03-25T17:18:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webstercollection.com\/app\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2026-08-26T09:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:56:07","slug":"robert-stivers","status":"publish","type":"artist","link":"https:\/\/webstersantafe.com\/fine-art\/artist\/robert-stivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Stivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Stivers is an American photographer known for his hauntingly beautiful and evocative images that explore themes of mortality, memory, and the human condition. He often employs techniques such as multiple exposures, long exposures, and darkroom manipulation to create images that are both visually stunning and emotionally resonant. Throughout his career, Stivers has explored a wide range of themes and subjects in his work, including the human body, nature, architecture, and the passage of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stivers\u2019 work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 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