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Looking at America: Photographs from the Collection, 1850-1980

Organized by: Addison Gallery of American Art
05/08/1981 - 06/14/1981

Exhibition Objects (82)

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Image of 395. The Whaler-Makah

Edward S. Curtis - 395. The Whaler-Makah 1977.174

Image of A Vision of Dead Desire

Clarence John Laughlin - A Vision of Dead Desire 1979.73

Image of Arch Rock Near Pt. Remus

Carleton E. Watkins - Arch Rock Near Pt. Remus 1979.40

Image of Bird Training

Robert Whitten Fichter - Bird Training 1981.19

Image of Broken Glass

Brett Theodore Weston - Broken Glass 1963.60

E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. - Camp Life - Army of the Potomac. Taking it Easy. 1987.466

Image of Canyon of Lodore

John K. Hillers - Canyon of Lodore 1981.273

Image of Canyon: 46th Street and Lexington Avenue, Looking West

Berenice Abbott - Canyon: 46th Street and Lexington Avenue, Looking West 1978.100

Image of Center

Harold Henry Jones - Center 1979.63

Image of Cheri

Judy Dater - Cheri 1975.39

Image of Child with a Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.

Diane Arbus - Child with a Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C. 1981.13

Image of Children Asleep on Fire Escape

Arthur H. Fellig Weegee - Children Asleep on Fire Escape 1978.98

Image of Coalville

Andrew J. Russell - Coalville 1977.112

Image of Coke Machine and Missiles, Alabama, U.S.A.

Elliott Erwitt - Coke Machine and Missiles, Alabama, U.S.A. 1987.501.2

Image of Coon Hunters

John G. Ellinwood - Coon Hunters 1979.19

Image of Crossing the Ohio River

Danny Lyon - Crossing the Ohio River 1976.51

Duane Michals - Death Comes to the Old Lady 1975.42

Image of Detroit

Harry Callahan - Detroit 1965.48

Image of Drinking Beer in Kitchen

Larry Fink - Drinking Beer in Kitchen 1981.10

Image of Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon, Colorado

William Henry Jackson - Echo Cliffs, Grand River Canyon, Colorado 1980.6

Image of Elm Archway, Phillips Academy

Albin Yeaw & Co. and Merchant H. Lufkin - Elm Archway, Phillips Academy 1987.476

Image of Entrance to Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Above

Timothy H. O'Sullivan - Entrance to Black Cañon, Colorado River, From Above 1981.7

Image of Family Portrait

Charles Henry Williamson - Family Portrait 1978.99

Image of Father and Son in a Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Arthur Rothstein - Father and Son in a Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma 1981.9

Image of Fort Worth, Texas

Garry Winogrand - Fort Worth, Texas 1981.4

Image of From Topographical & Geographical Survey

John K. Hillers - From Topographical & Geographical Survey 1981.274

Image of Fulton Drug Company

Walker Evans - Fulton Drug Company 1978.96

Image of Glacier Point, Yosemite

Carleton E. Watkins - Glacier Point, Yosemite 1987.487

Image of Graduation

Roy DeCarava - Graduation 1951.29

Image of Hoboken, N.J.

Robert Frank - Hoboken, N.J. 1977.142

Image of Holden St., North Adams, Massachusetts

Stephen Shore - Holden St., North Adams, Massachusetts 1980.44

Image of I. New York.

Paul Strand - I. New York. 1953.43.2

Image of Jubilee, On the Laying of the Last Rail

Savage & Ottinger [Charles Roscoe Savage and George Martin Ottinger] - Jubilee, On the Laying of the Last Rail 1987.405

Image of Kentucky

John McWilliams - Kentucky 1978.5

Image of L. Bradley, A.R. Atkins, J.A. Aken (Phillips Academy Students)

George K. Warren - L. Bradley, A.R. Atkins, J.A. Aken (Phillips Academy Students) 1987.417.6

Image of Large Cameras

Leslie Robert Krims - Large Cameras 1979.1

Image of Laundry Series

Ralph Steiner - Laundry Series 1967.26

Image of Looking Up Inside Sending Tower, N.B.C., Bellmore, L.I.

Margaret Bourke-White - Looking Up Inside Sending Tower, N.B.C., Bellmore, L.I. 1934.51

Image of Man with Gun Beside Tree with Long Branch and Stream

Edward Kilburn - Man with Gun Beside Tree with Long Branch and Stream 1981.20

Image of Milton Avery

Arnold Abner Newman - Milton Avery 1963.56

Image of Moroccan Poster

Nathan Lyons - Moroccan Poster 1962.32

Image of Mt. Rushmore

Lee Friedlander - Mt. Rushmore 1980.68

Image of Nashville From the Capitol

George N. Barnard - Nashville From the Capitol 1981.6

Image of Nude Foot, California; 1947

Minor White - Nude Foot, California; 1947 1973.77

Image of Orlando, Florida

Luis Medina and José López - Orlando, Florida 1977.122

Image of Paris Fire

Kenneth McGowan - Paris Fire 1980.48

Image of Park Square

John B. Heywood - Park Square 1987.461

Image of Pearl River, N.Y.

Joe Maloney - Pearl River, N.Y. 1980.43

Image of Pete Mitchell (DustMaker) -Ponca-

Frank Albert Rinehart - Pete Mitchell (DustMaker) -Ponca- 1978.101

Image of Photogenic

Lotte Jacobi - Photogenic 1965.38

Image of Plate 322. Man Lifting Dumbbells

Eadweard Muybridge - Plate 322. Man Lifting Dumbbells 1976.53

Image of Pleasant Park, Colorado

William Henry Jackson - Pleasant Park, Colorado 1977.137

Image of Rendezvous of the gang on the banks of the Hudson down by the sugar mill, Yonkers

Lewis Wickes Hine - Rendezvous of the gang on the banks of the Hudson down by the sugar mill, Yonkers 1976.38.1

Image of Rock Wall Number 2, West Hartford, Connecticut

Paul Caponigro - Rock Wall Number 2, West Hartford, Connecticut 1962.28

Image of Romance (N). Of Ambrose Bierce #3

Ralph Eugene Meatyard - Romance (N). Of Ambrose Bierce #3 1974.22.4

Image of Roscoe Anderson and Ernest, New Inn Cafe, Gallup, 1979

Roswell Angier - Roscoe Anderson and Ernest, New Inn Cafe, Gallup, 1979 1987.426b

Image of Shelly (Series: Hotflash)

Anne Noggle - Shelly (Series: Hotflash) 1981.82

Image of Slaughter Pen, Foot of Little Round Top, Gettysburg

Timothy H. O'Sullivan - Slaughter Pen, Foot of Little Round Top, Gettysburg 1981.8

Image of Southwest Wall, Vourath, 2424 McGaw, Irvine

Lewis Baltz - Southwest Wall, Vourath, 2424 McGaw, Irvine 1976.17

Image of Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California

Ansel Adams - Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, California 1977.175.11

Image of Surf, North Coast

Edward Weston - Surf, North Coast 1962.33

Image of Talkeetna, Lockhead, U-2, Alaskan Muskey, 74-632

NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] - Talkeetna, Lockhead, U-2, Alaskan Muskey, 74-632 1977.48

Image of Texaco Tank Farm, Providence, R.I.

Barnaby Evans - Texaco Tank Farm, Providence, R.I. 1981.1

Image of The Stark Tree

Wynn Bullock - The Stark Tree 1965.55

Image of The Steerage

Alfred Stieglitz - The Steerage 1953.24.4.2

Image of The Union Club House, Phillips Academy

Yeaw & Co. - The Union Club House, Phillips Academy 1987.534

Image of Tight Rope Performance over Rapids (Niagara Scenery)

E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. - Tight Rope Performance over Rapids (Niagara Scenery) 1987.480

Image of Two Singers, Sammy's Bar

Lisette Model - Two Singers, Sammy's Bar 1979.64

Image of U.S. Marine, Hughes, Arkansas

Eugene Richards - U.S. Marine, Hughes, Arkansas 1974.77

Image of Unknown Young Man, New York City

Frederick Gutekunst - Unknown Young Man, New York City 1981.55

Image of Untitled

Man Ray - Untitled 1961.9

Image of Untitled

Bruce Davidson - Untitled 1977.19

Image of Untitled

Jerry Uelsmann - Untitled 1977.32

Image of Untitled

Philip Perkis - Untitled 1978.102

Image of Untitled

Linda Connor - Untitled 1980.26

Image of Untitled

(Frank ) David Freund - Untitled 1987.352

Image of Untitled (Colorado River & The West)

John K. Hillers - Untitled (Colorado River & The West) 1981.272

Image of Untitled (Phelps, N.Y.)

Roger Mertin - Untitled (Phelps, N.Y.) 1980.9

Image of Untitled (View North from the Prudential Center, Boston)

Nicholas Nixon - Untitled (View North from the Prudential Center, Boston) 1980.13

Image of Vernal Falls and Cap of Liberty.

John Payson Soule - Vernal Falls and Cap of Liberty. 1997.172.7

Image of Wayside Gems, Old Abe, The Wisconsin War Eagle

Henry Hamilton Bennett - Wayside Gems, Old Abe, The Wisconsin War Eagle 1979.43

Image of Windswept Sedges

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Windswept Sedges 1979.35

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Artists (76)

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(Frank ) David Freund (Anderson, IN, Jul 16, 1937 - )
Albin Yeaw & Co. and Merchant H. Lufkin (active c. 1860-1880, Lawrence, Massachusetts, active 1860s - )
Alfred Stieglitz (Hoboken, NJ, Jan 1, 1864 - Jul 13, 1946, New York, NY)
Andrew J. Russell (Nunda, NY, Mar 20, 1829 - Sep 22, 1902, Brooklyn, NY)
Anne Noggle (Evanston, IL, Jun 12, 1922 - Aug 16, 2005, Albuquerque, NM)
Ansel Adams (San Francisco, CA, Feb 20, 1902 - Apr 23, 1984, Carmel, CA)
Arnold Abner Newman (New York, NY, Mar 3, 1918 - Jun 6, 2006, New York, NY)
Arthur H. Fellig Weegee (Zloczew, Poland, Jun 12, 1899 - Dec 26, 1968, New York , NY)
Arthur Rothstein (New York, NY, Jul 17, 1915 - Nov 11, 1985, New Rochelle, NY)
Barnaby Evans (Berkeley, CA, Mar 15, 1953 - )
Berenice Abbott (Springfield, OH, July 17, 1898 - Dec 10, 1991, Monson, ME)
Brett Theodore Weston (Los Angeles, CA, Dec 16, 1911 - Jan 22, 1993, Kealakekua, Kona, HI)
Bruce Davidson (Oak Park, IL, Sep 5, 1933 - )
Carleton E. Watkins (Oneonta, NY, Nov 11, 1829 - Jun 23, 1916, Napa, CA)
Charles Henry Williamson (Scotland, 1826 - Oct 22, 1874, Brooklyn, NY)
Clarence John Laughlin (Lake Charles, LA, Aug 14, 1905 - Jan 2, 1985, New Orleans, LA)
Danny Lyon (Brooklyn, NY, Mar 16, 1942 - )
Diane Arbus (New York, NY, Mar 14, 1923 - Jul 26, 1971, New York, NY)
Duane Michals (McKeesport, PA, Feb 18, 1932 - )
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. (active 1862-1902)
Eadweard Muybridge (Kingston-upon-Thames, England, Apr 9, 1830 - May 8, 1904, Kingston-upon-Thames, England)
Edward Kilburn (Littleton, NH, Feb 27, 1830 - Feb 25, 1884, Littleton, NH)
Edward S. Curtis (near White Water, WI, Feb 19, 1868 - Oct 21, 1952, Los Angeles, CA)
Edward Weston (Highland Park, IL, Mar 24, 1886 - Jan 1, 1958, Carmel, CA)
Elliott Erwitt (Paris, France, Jul 26, 1928 - )
Eugene Richards (Dorchester, MA, Apr 25, 1944 - )
Frances Benjamin Johnston (Grafton, WV, Jan 15, 1864 - Mar 16, 1952, New Orleans, LA)
Frank Albert Rinehart (Lodi, IL, February 12, 1861 - December 17, 1928, New Haven, CT)
Frederick Gutekunst (Germantown, PA, Sep 25, 1831 - Apr 27, 1917, Philadelphia, PA)
Garry Winogrand (New York, NY, Jan 14, 1928 - Mar 19, 1984, Tijuana, Mexico)
George K. Warren (Nashua, NH, 1834 - Nov 29, 1884, Medford, MA)
George N. Barnard (Coventry, CT, Dec 23, 1819 - Feb 4, 1902, Cedarvale, NY)
Harold Henry Jones (Morristown, NJ, Sep 29, 1940 - )
Harry Callahan (Detroit, MI, Oct 22, 1912 - Mar 15, 1999, Atlanta, GA)
Henry Hamilton Bennett (Farnham, Quebec, Canada, Jan 15, 1843 - Jan 1, 1908, Madison, WI)
Jerry Uelsmann (Detroit, MI, Jun 11, 1934 – April 4, 2022, Gainsville, FL)
Joe Maloney (Worcester, MA, Oct 28, 1949 - )
John B. Heywood (Studio 173 Washington Street, Boston, MA, active 1850s-1870s - )
John G. Ellinwood (born Hillsboro, NH?, active c. 1870 - c. 1900 - )
John K. Hillers (Hanover, Germany, Dec 20, 1843 - Nov 14, 1925, Washington, DC)
John McWilliams (Pittsfield, MA, 1941 - )
John Payson Soule (Phillips, ME, Oct 19, 1828 - Nov 27, 1904, Seattle, WA)
Judy Dater (Hollywood, CA, Jun 21, 1941 - )
Kenneth McGowan (Ogden, UT, Dec 3, 1940 - 1986, New York, New York 1986 )
Larry Fink (Brooklyn, NY, Mar 11, 1941 – Nov 25, 2023, Martins Creek, PA)
Lee Friedlander (Aberdeen, WA, Jul 14, 1934 - )
Leslie Robert Krims (Brooklyn, NY, Aug 16, 1942 - )
Lewis Baltz (Newport Beach, CA, Sep 12, 1945 - Nov 23, 2014, Paris, France)
Lewis Wickes Hine (Oshkosh, WI, Sep 26, 1874 - Nov 4, 1940, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Linda Connor (New York, NY, Nov 18, 1944 - )
Lisette Model (Vienna, Austria, Nov 10, 1906 - Mar 30, 1983, New York, NY)
Lotte Jacobi (Thorn, West Prussia, Germany, Aug 17, 1896 - May 6, 1990, Concord, NH)
Luis Medina and José López (José López b. Cuba 1941–d. 1992 - Luis Medina b. Cuba 1942–d. 1985)
Man Ray (Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 1890 - Nov 18, 1976, Paris, France)
Margaret Bourke-White (Bronx, NY, Jun 14, 1904 - Aug 27, 1971, Stamford, CT)
Minor White (Minneapolis, MN, Jul 9, 1908 - Jun 24, 1976, Boston, MA)
NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] (NASA became operational on October 1, 1958 , active 1958- - )
Nathan Lyons (Jamaica, NY, Jan 10, 1930 – Aug 31, 2016, Rochester, NY)
Nicholas Nixon (Detroit, MI, 1947 - )
Paul Caponigro (Boston, MA, Dec 7, 1932 - )
Paul Strand (New York, NY, Oct 16, 1890 - Mar 31, 1976, Orgeval, France)
Philip Perkis (Boston, MA, Nov 12, 1935 - )
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (Normal, IL, May 25, 1925 - May 7, 1972, Lexington, KY)
Ralph Steiner (Cleveland, OH, Feb 8, 1899 - Jul 13, 1986, Thetford Hill, VT)
Robert Frank (Zurich, Switzerland, Nov 9, 1924 - Sept 9, 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia)
Robert Whitten Fichter (Fort Meyers, FL, Dec 30, 1939 – Jun 10, 2023, Fort Myers, FL)
Roger Mertin (Bridgeport, CT, Dec 9, 1942 - May 7, 2001, Rochester, NY)
Roswell Angier (New Haven, CT, Dec 2, 1940 - )
Roy DeCarava (New York, NY, Dec 9, 1919 - Oct 27, 2009, New York, NY)
Savage & Ottinger [Charles Roscoe Savage and George Martin Ottinger] active 1861-1970 (C.R. (Charles Roscoe) Savage, 1832-1909, George Martin Ottinger (1833-1917) born in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania)
Stephen Shore (New York, NY, Oct 8, 1947 - )
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (Ireland or Staten Island, NY, 1840 - Jan 14, 1882, Staten Island, NY)
Walker Evans (St. Louis, MO, Nov 3, 1903 - Apr 10, 1975, New Haven, CT)
William Henry Jackson (Keesville, NY, Apr 4, 1843 - Jun 30, 1942, New York, NY)
Wynn Bullock (Chicago, IL, Apr 18, 1902 - Nov 16, 1975, Monterey, CA)
Yeaw & Co. (active 1860s - )

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