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My Eyes Were Fresh: The Life and Photographs of John Gutmann (2006, 30 minutes), a film by Jane Levy Reed, is an intimate portrait of the artist narrated by Gutmann in a series of filmed interviews and commentaries recorded in the years just before his death in 1998. It profiles his art and life, both of which helped forge a link between the European modernism of the early 20th century and the burgeoning artistic culture of the San Francisco Bay Area in the second half of the century. Jennifer Jenkins, Associate Professor of Media Arts, who teaches film history at the University of Arizona, will introduce the film. The film and discussion is being held in conjunction with the exhibit John Gutmann: The Photographer at Work on display from Oct. 23 through Jan. 31 at the Center for Creative Photography.