Seven American Photographers
Summary information
Date
Wed May 10 1939 until Sun Oct 01 1939
Location
- MoMA type:exhibition building spaces
- 11 West 53rd St. type:thoroughfare names
Concurrent exhibitions
Exhibitions that overlap with this exhibition, in this dataset. Double-click an item in the timeline to view the corresponding exhibition page.
Concurrent exhibitions grouped by organisation
# | Start | End | Title |
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1 | Painting, Sculpture, Prints | ||
2 | Edward Weston | ||
3 | Georges Méliès: A Film Pioneer |
# | Start | End | Title |
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1 | Houses and Housing: Industrial Art |
Artists
There were 7 persons who influenced this exhibition.
Persons are ordered alphabetically by surname. Select a letter in the concertina to continue. Click on the person's name to view further information.
Berenice Abbott
Biographical statement American, 1898–1991
Born 1898 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1991
Nationality American
Gender Female
External information resources for Berenice Abbott
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Berenice Abbott was involved in 65 exhibitions across 9 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s with 14 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1980s with 3 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Murals by American Painters and Photographers | |||
2 | New Horizons in American Art | |||
3 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
4 | Three Centuries of American Art | |||
5 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics | |||
2 | American Photographs at $10 | |||
3 | New Acquisitions: Photographs | |||
4 | The Artists' New York | |||
5 | Twentieth Century Portraits | |||
6 | Portraits | |||
7 | Design for Use | |||
8 | Photography | |||
9 | The Museum Collection of Photographs | |||
10 | In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography | |||
11 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 Photographers | |||
2 | Christmas Photographs | |||
3 | 70 Photographers Look at New York | |||
4 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
5 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Towards the "New" Museum of Modern Art: A Bid for Space, Part II | |||
2 | Towards the "New" Museum of Modern Art: A Bid for Space IV | |||
3 | Photographs and Sculpture | |||
4 | The Photographer's Eye | |||
5 | Edward Steichen Photography Center | |||
6 | Once Invisible | |||
7 | Steichen Gallery Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Berenice Abbott | |||
2 | Photographs of Women | |||
3 | Public Landscapes | |||
4 | Photography for Collectors | |||
5 | Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974–1976 | |||
6 | Artists by Artists | |||
7 | Art for Corporations | |||
8 | NewYork/New York | |||
9 | New York/New York | |||
10 | Views over America | |||
11 | People Watching | |||
12 | Art of the Twenties | |||
13 | In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection | |||
14 | Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection | |||
2 | Still Life | |||
3 | Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Until Now | |||
2 | Artist's Choice: Chuck Close, Head-On/The Modern Portrait | |||
3 | Selections from the Collection | |||
4 | American Surrealist Photography from the Collection | |||
5 | American Photography 1890–1965 from the Collection | |||
6 | Language of the Body |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anatomically Incorrect | |||
2 | Bernice Abbott's New York | |||
3 | Life of the City | |||
4 | Photography: Inaugural Installation | |||
5 | New York at Night: Photographs from the Collection | |||
6 | Photography Collection: Rotation 4 | |||
7 | Edward Steichen Photography Collection Galleries: Rotation 5 | |||
8 | Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography (Part 2) | |||
2 | The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today | |||
3 | Photography Collection: Rotation | |||
4 | The Shaping of New Visions: Photograph, Film, Photobook | |||
5 | Artist's Choice: Trisha Donnelly | |||
6 | American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe |
Ansel Adams
Biographical statement American, 1902–1984
Born 1902 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1984
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Ansel Adams
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Ansel Adams was involved in 51 exhibitions across 9 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s with 11 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 2010s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
2 | Three Centuries of American Art | |||
3 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics | |||
2 | American Photographs at $10 | |||
3 | New Acquisitions: Photographs | |||
4 | Religious Folk Art of the Southwest | |||
5 | Informal Exhibition Fall 1943: Adams, Emerson, Stieglitz, Strand, Weston | |||
6 | Photography | |||
7 | Manzanar: Photographs by Ansel Adams of Loyal Japanese-American Relocation Center | |||
8 | The Museum Collection of Photographs | |||
9 | Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Collection | |||
10 | In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography | |||
11 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Color Photography | |||
2 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
3 | 12 Photographers | |||
4 | Christmas Photographs | |||
5 | Then and Now | |||
6 | Diogenes with a Camera II | |||
7 | The Family of Man | |||
8 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
9 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photographs for Collectors | |||
2 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers | |||
3 | The Photographer and the American Landscape | |||
4 | Edward Steichen Photography Center | |||
5 | From the McAlpin Collection | |||
6 | Steichen Gallery Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography for Collectors | |||
2 | Art for Corporations | |||
3 | Ansel Adams and the West | |||
4 | Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection | |||
2 | American Landscapes | |||
3 | Variants |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Until Now | |||
2 | Art of the Forties | |||
3 | American Photography 1890–1965 from the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ideal Motif: Stieglitz, Weston, Adams, and Callahan | |||
2 | Ansel Adams at 100 | |||
3 | Wide Open Spaces | |||
4 | Photography: Inaugural Installation | |||
5 | Photography Collection: Rotation 3 | |||
6 | Photography Collection: Rotation 4 | |||
7 | Edward Steichen Photography Collection Galleries: Rotation 5 | |||
8 | The Printed Picture | |||
9 | Into the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West | |||
10 | Photography Collection: Rotation 6 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Collection: Rotation | |||
2 | American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe |
Dr. Harold E. Edgerton
Biographical statement American, 1903–1990
Born 1903 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1990
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Dr. Harold E. Edgerton
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton was involved in 22 exhibitions across 8 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1960s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1970s,1980s with 1 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
2 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics | |||
2 | Action Photography | |||
3 | Photography | |||
4 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers | |||
5 | The Exact Instant |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
2 | Then and Now | |||
3 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
4 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Sense of Abstraction | |||
2 | Towards the "New" Museum of Modern Art: A Bid for Space, Part II | |||
3 | The Photographer's Eye | |||
4 | Edward Steichen Photography Center | |||
5 | Once Invisible |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Until Now | |||
2 | American Photography 1890–1965 from the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seeing Double | |||
2 | Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus |
Walker Evans
Biographical statement American, 1903–1975
Born 1903 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1975
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Walker Evans
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Walker Evans was involved in 76 exhibitions across 9 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1970s,2000s with 11 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1980s,2010s with 6 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walker Evans: Photographs of Nineteenth-Century Houses | |||
2 | Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism | |||
3 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
4 | Three Centuries of American Art | |||
5 | Walker Evans: American Photographs | |||
6 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics | |||
2 | American Photographs at $10 | |||
3 | New Acquisitions: Photographs | |||
4 | The Artists' New York | |||
5 | Twentieth Century Portraits | |||
6 | Portraits | |||
7 | Photography | |||
8 | The Museum Collection of Photographs | |||
9 | In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography | |||
10 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Color Photography | |||
2 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
3 | 12 Photographers | |||
4 | Then and Now | |||
5 | Diogenes with a Camera III | |||
6 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
7 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers | |||
2 | Walker Evans: American Photographs | |||
3 | The Bitter Years: 1935–1941 | |||
4 | The Photographer's Eye | |||
5 | Edward Steichen Photography Center | |||
6 | Walker Evans' Subway, 1938–1941 | |||
7 | Photographs for Collectors | |||
8 | Steichen Gallery Reinstallation | |||
9 | Ben Schultz Memorial Exhibition | |||
10 | Portrait Photographs |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photo Eye of the 20s | |||
2 | Walker Evans | |||
3 | The Artist as Adversary | |||
4 | Public Landscapes | |||
5 | Walker Evans, 1903–1975 | |||
6 | Photography for Collectors | |||
7 | Rooms | |||
8 | New Standpoints: Photography, 1940–1955 | |||
9 | Views over America | |||
10 | Art of the Twenties | |||
11 | Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection | |||
2 | Still Life | |||
3 | From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink | |||
4 | Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985 | |||
5 | Variants | |||
6 | Walker Evans: American Photographs |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Until Now | |||
2 | Artist's Choice: Chuck Close, Head-On/The Modern Portrait | |||
3 | Recent Acquisitions | |||
4 | Art of the Forties | |||
5 | Mean Streets: American Photographs from the Collection, 1940s–1980s | |||
6 | American Surrealist Photography from the Collection | |||
7 | A Century of Artists Books | |||
8 | Deformations: Apects of the Modern Grotesque | |||
9 | American Photography 1890–1965 from the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walker Evans and Company | |||
2 | Life of the City | |||
3 | Wide Open Spaces | |||
4 | Photography: Inaugural Installation | |||
5 | Photography Collection: Rotation 2 | |||
6 | Photography Collection: Rotation 3 | |||
7 | Artist's Choice: Herzog and De Meuron, Perception Restrained | |||
8 | Photography Collection: Rotation 4 | |||
9 | Painting and Sculpture Changes 2008 | |||
10 | The Printed Picture | |||
11 | Photography Collection: Rotation 6 |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today | |||
2 | Painting and Sculpture Changes 2011 | |||
3 | Photography Collection: Rotation | |||
4 | The Shaping of New Visions: Photograph, Film, Photobook | |||
5 | Walker Evans American Photographs | |||
6 | American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe |
Ralph Steiner
Biographical statement American, 1899–1986
Born 1899 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1986
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Ralph Steiner
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Ralph Steiner was involved in 30 exhibitions across 9 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1970s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1940s,1990s,2000s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
2 | Three Centuries of American Art | |||
3 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography | |||
2 | Realism in Photography |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Color Photography | |||
2 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
3 | Christmas Photographs | |||
4 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
5 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 50 Photographs by 50 Photographers | |||
2 | The Photographer's Eye | |||
3 | Edward Steichen Photography Center | |||
4 | Steichen Gallery Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photo Eye of the 20s | |||
2 | Public Landscapes | |||
3 | Photography for Collectors | |||
4 | Art of the Twenties | |||
5 | In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection | |||
2 | Variants | |||
3 | Ralph Steiner Memorial Installation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography Until Now | |||
2 | Selections from the Collection |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography: Inaugural Installation | |||
2 | Artist's Choice: Vik Muniz, Rebus |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen | |||
2 | Photography Collection: Rotation | |||
3 | Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013 | |||
4 | American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe |
Brett Weston
Biographical statement American, 1911–1993
Born 1911 (click to view other people born in this year)Died 1993
Nationality American
Gender Male
External information resources for Brett Weston
Exhibitions
In this dataset, Brett Weston was involved in 26 exhibitions across 7 decades.
- Decade(s) with the most number of exhibitions was the 1950s,1960s with 5 exhibitions.
- Decade with the least number of exhibitions was the 1930s,1980s with 2 exhibitions.
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photography 1839–1937 | |||
2 | Seven American Photographers |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics | |||
2 | Image of Freedom | |||
3 | American Photographs at $10 | |||
4 | Photography |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abstraction in Photography | |||
2 | Christmas Photographs | |||
3 | 70 Photographers Look at New York | |||
4 | Photographs from the Museum Collection | |||
5 | 30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Towards the "New" Museum of Modern Art: A Bid for Space, Part II | |||
2 | Photographs and Sculpture | |||
3 | The Photographer and the American Landscape | |||
4 | From the McAlpin Collection | |||
5 | Steichen Gallery Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Photo Eye of the 20s | |||
2 | Photography: Recent Acquisitions | |||
3 | Art of the Twenties | |||
4 | Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reinstallation of the Collection | |||
2 | American Landscapes |
# | Start | End | Location | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walker Evans and Company | |||
2 | Seeing Double | |||
3 | Life of the City | |||
4 | Artist's Choice: Herzog and De Meuron, Perception Restrained |