Fine-art photographer Larry Sultan, who was known for his deconstructive images of day-to-day life, died in December 2009 at the age of 63.

Born in New York in 1946, Sultan began college as a political science student but ended up receiving a master’s degree in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1973.

Most notably, Sultan’s work included “Evidence,” a project he worked on with fellow art student Mike Mandel that decontextualized photographs from business, industry and government photo archives; “Pictures from Home,” a....

Larry Sultan, a prominent photographer and teacher in the Bay Area art community, has been chosen as the next artist trustee on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's board of trustees. Sultan, only the second person to be appointed to this role, will be responsible for supporting the museum's director and helping to expand...