Your photographs convey a deeply healing serenity and love of nature. How are they used to enhance the interiors of breast cancer clinics or corporate headquarters?
Nature nourishes us – it soothes the spirit and the soul. When we were beginning to design the Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, the space was entirely under ground. The last thing I wanted was for anyone who was going through treatment for breast cancer to experience any sense of claustrophobia or lack of air, space or light. I thought landscape photographs would be a fabulous solution. Whenever I saw a gorgeous landscape, I borrowed the transparency.
In 2009, The Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center moved into a newly built 9-story facility on 2nd Avenue. I am very proud of the magnificent art that we have collected for the new Center, which includes hundreds of stunning artworks from internationally celebrated artists such as Chuck Close, Michele Oka Doner, Beverly Pepper, Ellen Phelan, Lorna Simpson, Pat Steir, to talented amateurs on the hospital staff.
When I create an image that helps someone – even just myself – find peace, then I've attained my goal. I'm particularly proud that they are included in the art collection of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute In Boston, The Baylor Cancer Center In Houston, as well as at the Rena Rowan Breast Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center among others. They are also in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Estée Lauder Companies, The Chase Manhattan Bank, and the private collections of Richard Meier, Elton John and Donna Karan among others.
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You are donating 100% of the sale of your photographs to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Why is this important?
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is the first and largest national organization dedicated solely to funding clinical and/or genetic research in breast cancer at major medical centers across the country. Since 1993, BCRF has raised over $320 million to support research. I am so proud that we were able to award $33 million in grants to this year's group of researchers. They represent 12 countries across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
Supporting BCRF means you are supporting the very best science in breast cancer in the world. BCRF continues to be one of the most efficient organizations-having received 4 stars from Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years, BCRF has outperformed 99% of more than 5,500 evaluated charities. Furthermore, the Foundation is consistently listed as an "A+" charity by The American Institute of Philanthropy.
When I held my first and second exhibits at the Holly Solomon Gallery in 1992 and 1994, I donated the sales from my photographs to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Since then 100% of the proceeds from the sale of my photographs have been donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
How has photography changed your view of the world?
It has taught me to look very hard and then look again, so that I truly see as many aspects of a particular subject as possible. This lesson goes far beyond learning how to see what is beautiful in nature. It also applies to relationships and current events and all kinds of topics. In capturing a singular moment, photography has also helped me learn to let go of things I want to hold on to so tightly. You can't hold back time, but you can look forward to what's coming next and do everything in your power to create the best possible future.
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go to: Evelyn Lauder's RESUME
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Exhibition HISTORY
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Q&A with INTERVIEW magazine
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"When I create an image that helps someone – even just myself – find peace, then I’ve attained my goal."
Evelyn H. Lauder
For information about Evelyn Lauder's "Ten Beauties" limited-edition portfolio, Eye for Beauty book, and limited-edition photographs to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, please contact info@evelynlauder.com or call 212-879-6307.
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