Detroit Street Scene, 1943, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Eleanor, 1949, Hallmark Photography Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Telephone Wires, c. 1968, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson
CAMERON, JULIA MARGARET, 1815-1379, BRITISH
Cameron staged her photos, with people sometimes in costume, to resemble the soft, romantic paintings of the period when she worked.
Alice Liddell as Pomona, 1872, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
The Astronomer: Sir John Herschel, 1867, Royal Photographic Society, London
May Prinsep, c. 1865, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
CAPON1CRO, PAUL, 1932, AMERICAN
Caponigro photographed irish megaliths and other ancient monuments while funded by a Guggenheim grant. He studied under Minor White and Alfred W. Richter.
Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England, 1967, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Fungus, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1962, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Kildooney, 1967, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Stonehenge, 1967, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
CARTIER-BRESSON, HENRI, 1908, FRENCH
Cartier-Bresson would wait for what he called "The Decisive Moment" to take a photo, selecting a place to photo
graph, then waiting for something to happen in that space, timing his photos perfectly.
Alicante, Spain, 1933, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris, 1932, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Hyeres, France, 1932, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Seville, Spain, 1933, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Sipfinos, Greece, 1961, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
CUNNINGHAM, IMOGEN, 1883-1976, AMERICAN
Cunningham specialized in scenes of the city, taken with a view camera. A member of F.64 group, her lovely pho
tos of calla lilies and other flowers were known for remarkable clarity.
Snake, 1929, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Two Callas, 1929, The Imogen Cunningham Trust, Berkeley, California
The Unmade Bed, 1957, The Imogen Cunningham Trust, Berkeley, California
Water Hyacinth, c. 1928, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
DAGUERRE, LOUIS JACQUES MANDE. 1787-1851, FRENCH
Daguerre developed the process of sensitizing a metal plate and exposing it to create a one-of-a-kind photo. The
Daguerreotype bears his name.
Collection of Shells and Miscellany, 1839, Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Metiers, Paris
Premiere Epreuve fait par Daguerre devant ses Colleagues des Beaux-Arts, 1839, Musee National des Techniques, du CNAM—Paris
EVANS, WALKER, 1903-1975, AMERICAN
Evans worked during the 1930s depression for the WPA-FSA. He photographed signs and billboards, often making ironic connections between the out-of-work people posed next to signs showing affluence.
Circus Poster, 1936, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
View of Railroad Station, Edwards, Mississippi, 1936, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
FRANK, ROBERT, 1924, AMERICAN, b. SWITZERLAND
Frank worked as a commercial photographer for a time, then did the photo essay The Americans under a Guggenheim grant. Since 1960 he has mostly been a film maker.
Chicago, 1956, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Parade, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
US 285, New Mexico, c. 1956, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
FRIEDLANDER, LEE, 1934, AMERICAN
Friedlander sometimes photographs monuments that people erect to commemorate a worthy cause. Many books of his work have been published, allowing him artistic freedom that not all photographers have enjoyed.
Galax, Virginia, 1962, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Gettysburg, 1974, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
New York City, 1964, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
FRITH, FRANCIS, 1822-1898, ENGLISH
Frith brought the outside world to people through his many travel pictures.
Colossal Sculptures at Philae (Egypt), 1860, New York Public Library, New York City
The Great Pyramid at Giza, Prom the Plain, 1859, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
The Pyramids ofDahshoor from the East, 1857, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
The Pyramids ofSakkarah, From the North East, 1858, New York Public Library, New York City
GILPIN, LAURA, 1891-1979, AMERICAN
Gilpin recorded the life of the Native American in her book The Enduring Navajo. At age 81 she took photographs of Canyon de Chelly from the ground and air.
Bryce Canyon #2, 1930, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Scissors, String and Two Books, 1930, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Sunburst, the Castillo, Chichen Itza, 1932, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
HINE, LEWIS WICKES, 1874-1940, AMERICAN
Hine took photos that led to social labor reform for workers and children.
The Bar-room in a construction camp on New York State Barge Canal, 1910, New York Public Library, New York City
The Cast/Behind the Footlights/A Modern Inferno (#325), c. 1909, New York Public Library, New York City
Fresh Air for the Baby, Italian Quarter, New York City, 1910, New York Public Library, New York City
Powerhouse Mechanic, c. 1925, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
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KASEBIER, GERTRUDE, 1852-1934, AMERICAN
Kasebier was a portrait photographer and founding member of the Photo-Secession. She was considered one ol
the leading portrait photographers in the United States.
Baron Adolf de Meyer, 1903, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
The Heritage of'Motherhood, c. 1905, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House
Rochester, New York
Portrait of a Woman, c. 1900, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New
York
Portrait of Augusts Rodin, 1906, Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
KERTESZ, ANDRE, 1894-1985, AMERICAN, b. HUNGARY
Kertesz demonstrated an outstanding sense of design in simple things such as a vase of flowers, or a woman on ; couch.
Chairs, The Medici Fountain, 1926, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Chez Mondrian, 1926, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Paris, November 9,1980, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Satiric Dancer, 1926, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
LANGE, DOROTHEA, 1895-1965, AMERICAN
During the 1930s Depression, she photographed migrant workers in California for the Works Progress Administration (WPA/FSA).
Funeral Cortege, The End of an Era in a Small Valley Town, California, 1938, Oakland Museum, California
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936, Oakland Museum, California
Three Families, Fourteen Children, 1938, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
LART1GUE, JACQUES-HENRI, 1894-1986, FRENCH
Lartigue received his first camera at age 7, and took revealing photographs of French Society at the races, thi
beach at Deauville, and strolling in the park.
Gerard Willemetz andDani, 1926, Association des Amis de J.H. Lartigue, Paris
Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France, 1912, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Paris, Avenue des Acacias, 1912, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
LE1BOVITZ, ANNIE, 1949, AMERICAN
Leibovitz began as a Rotting Stone photographer, specializing in portraits of the famous.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1976, photograph for Pumping Iron
The Blues Brothers, 1979, Rolling Stone cover, February
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, December 8, 1980, 1981, Rolling Stone cover
MickJagger, 1977', Rolling Stone 10th anniversary issue
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Linda Dowdell, 1990, photographed for The White Oak Dance Project
MOHOLY-NAGY, LASZLO, 1895-1946, AMERICAN, b. HUNGARY
Moholy-Nagy was a founder of the American Bauhaus, especially known for his photograrns, or photos taken fromunusual viewpoints.
Abstraction, (photogram}, 1925, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
Berlin Radio Tower, c. 1928, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Oskar Schlemmer, Ascona, 1926, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
MUYBRIDGE, EADWEARD, 1830-1904, AMERICAN, b. ENGLAND
Muybridge used consecutive motion photos to demonstrate the process of human and animal motion.
Athletes and Classical Groupings, 1879, Stanford University Museum of Art, Stanford, California
Child Running, c. 1884-1887, New York Public Library, New York City
Cockatoo Flying, c. 1884-1887, New York Public Library, New York City
Daisy Jumping a Hurdle, c. 1885, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Nude Men, Motion Study, 1877, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Valley of the Yosemite from Mosquito Camp, 1872, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
O'SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY H., c. 1840-1882, AMERICAN
O'Sullivan documented the Civil War, and after the war he traveled throughout the West, documenting places that had not been seen before by most of the world.
Ancient Ruins in Canyon de Chelle, N.M., 1873, New York Public Library, New York City
Black Canyon, Colorado River, From Camp 8, Looking Above, 1871, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Field Where General Reynolds Fell, 1863, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July, 1863, New York Public Library, New York City, New York City
Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, 1867, National Archives, Washington DC
PENN, IRVING, 1917, AMERICAN
Penn was known for his still lifes composed in the studio that were used in Vogue. He later concentrated on portraiture and monumental nudes.
Duke Ellington, New York, May 19, 1948, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Man in White/Woman in Black, Morocco, 1971, collection of the artist
Purple Tulip, 1967, collection of the artist
Woman with Umbrella, New York, 1950, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
PORTER, ELIOT, 1901-1990, AMERICAN
Porter specialized in photographs of nature, specifically in the Southwest.
Dark Canyon, Glen Canyon, 1965, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Pool in a Brook, Pond Brook, Near Whiteface, New Hampshire, October 1953, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York City
Red Ossier, 1945, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
RAY, MAN, {EMMANUEL RUDNITSKY), 1890-1976, AMERICAN
Ray mostly made "Rayographs" (his version of the photogram), employing abstract shapes. He was also well known for his solarized photographs, and became a major figure in Dada and Surrealism.
Gala Dali Looking at "The Birth of Liquid Desires," 1935, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Henry Powell, c. 1929, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Portrait of Jean Cocteau, 1922, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
SANDER, AUGUST, 1876-1964, GERMANY
Sander specialized in formal, documentary portraits demonstrating German genetic traits and occupations in the
New Objectivity style. His work was published in a book called People of the Twentieth Century.
Circus Artists, 1930, collection of John Dunivent, St. Louis, Missouri
Group of Children, Westerwald, 1920, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Persecuted Jew, Mr. Leubsdorf, 1938, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Police Officer, 1925, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Widower with Sons, 1925, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
SHEUER, CHARLES, 1883-1965, AMERICAN
One of the "Immaculates," Sheeier used the stark contrasts in his photographs as inspiration for his paintings of
industry and machinery.
Doylestown House—Stairs from Below, 1917, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Self-Portrait at Easel, 1931-1932, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Wheels, 1939, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
SHERMAN, CINDY, 1954, AMERICAN
Sherman's subject is herself, sometimes grotesquely made-up, usually unrecognizable. Her large color photographs are impressive.
Unfilled, 1981, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Untitled, #145, 1985, Metro Pictures, New York City
Unfitted Film Still #16, 1978, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Untitled Film Still #21, 1978, Metro Pictures, New York City
SMITH, W. EUGENE, 1918-1978, AMERICAN
A war correspondent and Life photographer, Smith's photo essays show his involvement with his subjects. One such example was his coverage of the Japanese village of Minamata, whose inhabitants suffered from mercury poisoning.
Tomoko in the Bath, 1972, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Waiting for Survivors of the Andrea Doria Sinking, 1956, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Woman with Bread, Spain, 1950, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
STEICHEN, EDWARD, 1879-1973, AMERICAN
A member of the Photo Secession movement, Steichen is best known for his portraits. He believed that the personality of the photographer should not overshadow the reality of the subject.
After the Grand Prix—Paris, c. 1911, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Charles Chaplin, 1925, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Flatiron, 1907, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Rodin—The Thinker, 1902, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Self-Portrait with Brush and Palette, 1902, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Wind Fire: Therese Duncan on the Acropolis, 1921, International Museum of Photography at George Eastmar
House, Rochester, New York
ALFRED STIEGLITZ, 1864-1946, AMERICAN
Stieglitz is considered the father of American Photogvanhy because of his work with Aperture magazine, anc
founding of the Little Galleries of the Photo Secession.
Flatiron, 1902, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Hands, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1920, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Music: A Sequence of Ten Cloud Photographs, No. 1, 1922, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
The Net Mender, 1894, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
The Steerage, 1907, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
STRAND, PAUL, 1890-1976, AMERICAN
Strand was both an artist and a documentary photographer, whose work was sometimes quite abstract.
Chair Abstract, Twin Lakes, Connecticut, 1916, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
Church Gateway, Mexico, 1933, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Matchboxes, Bowl and Bottle, Twin Lakes, Connecticut, 1916, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
New York (Wall Street), 1915, Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal
Photograph, New York (Blind Woman), 1916, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
TALBOT, WILLIAM HENRY FOX, 1800-1877, BRITISH
A pioneer in photography, Talbotwas best known for developing the Calotype (sometimes called the Talbotype).
Courtyard Scene, c. 1844, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Game Keeper, c. 1843, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC I
The Open Door, c. 1844, Oilman Paper Company Collection t,
Ships at Low Tide, 1844, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC §
Trafalgar Square, 1845, Nelson Column Under Construction, New York Public Library, New York City |
UELSMANN, JERRY N., 1934, AMERICAN
Uelsmann specializes in darkroom manipulation, using several negatives on the same black-and-white image. He coined the phrase "post-visualization" to describe this process.
April is the Cruellest Month, 1967, collection of the artist
Small Woods Where I Met Myself, 1967, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Untitled (woman reclining on grass/water), 1966, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Untitled (decaying house with ancient sculpture head), 1964, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Untitled (office interior with a "cloud" ceiling), 1976, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
WARHOL, ANDY, 1928-1987, AMERICAN
Warhol popularized the use of photo silk screen, with his subjects ranging from film and political figures to
starkly realistic electric chairs.
WJackies, 1964, collection of Mr. and Mrs. David Pincus
Lana Turner, 1976-1987, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Marilyn Monroe, 1967, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
WATKINS, CARLETON E., 1829-1916, AMERICAN
Watkins documented the opening of the West. He was a photographic pioneer, taking his darkroom with him to
develop on-site.
Mirror View, El Capitan, No. 38, c. 1866, New York Public Library, New York City
Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, c. 1866, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, c. 1870, Art Institute or Uiicago, Illinois
The Valley from Mariposa Trail, Yosemite, California, 1863, collection of Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York City
Yosemite Falls, c. 1878-1881, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri
WESTON, EDWARD, 1886-1958, AMERICAN
Weston was a member of the Group F.64. His photography included vegetables, nudes, and sometimes vegetables that looked like nudes. His stark desert scenes and beach pictures demonstrated his mastery of design.
Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
Burnt Stump, 1937, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson
Cabbage Leaf, 1931, International Museum of Photography at George
Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Dry Salt Pool, Point Lobos, 1939, Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Nude, 1936, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
Pepper, 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
Washstand, 1925, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
WHITE, MINOR, 1908-1976, AMERICAN
White was a poet prior to becoming a photographer. He did documentary projects such as the iron-front building; and waterfront areas of the West Coast, progressing from buildings to landscapes to close-ups. His work reflected his commitment to the Asian Zen philosophy.
Face in Door, San Francisco, 1949, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester
New York
Pacific, Devil's Slide, California, 1947, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Ritual Branch, 1958, Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
WINOGRAND, GARRY, 1928-1984, AMERICAN
A photojournalism Winogrand worked exclusively with the 35rnm camera, and was considered a street photographer "par excellence."
Circle Line Ferry, New York, 1971, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Hard Hat Rally, 1969, Hallmark Photographic Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
Los Angeles, 1964, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Utah, 1964, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson
Photography
Written Assignment
Choose a photographer from the list provided that you find interesting or intriguing. Research this photographer and write a one-page paper on this artist following the format below. Please be thorough and specific in your writing. You will have two class periods to complete this assignment. This is worth 50 total available points.
P1: Introduction to the specific photography such as the dates most prevalent and why it became famous (or at least well-known). Traditional 35mm or digital or what? What type of camera? Include technical aspects. What is the significance of this particular photographic style?
P2: Intro to photographer - life and work. Get personal – what is this artist about? How has this artist influenced photography and/or society?
P3: In depth discussion about work, include image(s). You may discuss “rules” that were developed, followed, or broken. Discuss, specifically, what makes (and how) his/her photograph(s) stand out from the rest.
P4: Why is this work so successful? Are there other artists that have done similar work, or have created photographs during the same timeline that are different? What have learned from this photography and how have we moved forward?
P5: Conclude.
Include at least one example of the photographer’s work.
Note: do NOT copyright! Plagiarism will be reported and kept in your permanent student file. (See student handbook)