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People, Places, Things: Symbols of American Culture

Organized by: Addison Gallery of American Art
09/04/2012 - 01/13/2013

Exhibition Objects (128)

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Image of [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor]

Charles Pratt - [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor] 1995.71.12

Image of [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor]

Charles Pratt - [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor] 1995.71.3

Image of [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor]

Charles Pratt - [Hoboken Ferry, New York Harbor] 1995.71.4

Image of #7 - Oval Portrait of Young Girl in Blue Dress

George C. Gilchrest - #7 - Oval Portrait of Young Girl in Blue Dress 1985.54

Image of Abraham Hanson

Jeremiah Pearson Hardy - Abraham Hanson 1943.14

Image of Across the Black Canyon of the Colorado River

Mark Klett - Across the Black Canyon of the Colorado River 1995.21.3

Image of Alabama

Larry Stark - Alabama 1987.186.1

Image of Alaska

Larry Stark - Alaska 1987.186.2

Image of American Indian (Russell Means)

Andy Warhol - American Indian (Russell Means) 2008.96.98

Image of Arizona

Larry Stark - Arizona 1987.186.3

Image of Arkansas

Larry Stark - Arkansas 1987.186.4

Image of Arkansas Evening

Thomas Hart Benton - Arkansas Evening 1960.13

Image of At the Water's Edge-Piegan

Edward S. Curtis - At the Water's Edge-Piegan 2000.39

Image of Brooklyn Bridge

Walker Evans - Brooklyn Bridge 1985.46.96

Image of California

Larry Stark - California 1987.186.5

Thomas Hart Benton - Cattle Loading, West Texas 1934.38

Image of Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California

Ansel Adams - Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California 1977.175.8

Image of Charles, Kentucky

Wendy Ewald - Charles, Kentucky 1997.132

Image of City Hall Park, New York

Paul Strand - City Hall Park, New York 1985.32.5

Image of Coke/Pepsi

Larry Stark - Coke/Pepsi 2012.87

Image of Colorado

Larry Stark - Colorado 1987.186.6

Image of Connecticut

Larry Stark - Connecticut 1987.186.7

Image of Delaware

Larry Stark - Delaware 1987.186.8

Image of Detroit

Harry Callahan - Detroit 1965.48

Image of Dutch Pink and Italian Blue

John Moore - Dutch Pink and Italian Blue 2011.62

Image of Early Morning on the Avenue in May 1917

Childe Hassam - Early Morning on the Avenue in May 1917 1944.20

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 Fifth Avenue, New York

Paul Strand - Fifth Avenue, New York 1985.32.9

Image of Flag Day

William Gordon Shields - Flag Day 1991.140

Image of Flat Iron Building

Berenice Abbott - Flat Iron Building 1980.29.1

Image of Florida

Larry Stark - Florida 1987.186.9

Image of Fourth of July Number 1

Florine Stettheimer - Fourth of July Number 1 1958.41

Image of From the Race Road

Niles Spencer - From the Race Road 1947.27

Image of Georgia

Larry Stark - Georgia 1987.186.10

Image of Grain Elevator - Near Kinsley, Kansas

Frank Gohlke - Grain Elevator - Near Kinsley, Kansas 2008.116

Image of Grain Elevators I, Minneapolis

John Szarkowski - Grain Elevators I, Minneapolis 1995.29

Image of Hawaii

Larry Stark - Hawaii 1987.186.11

Lois Conner - Henderson, Louisiana 1984.239

Image of Holding Lake Mead

Mark Klett - Holding Lake Mead 1995.21.1

Thumbnail for missing image of Hoover Dam Triptych

Mark Klett - Hoover Dam Triptych 1995.21.1-3

Image of Hoover Dam, Nevada

Robert Frank - Hoover Dam, Nevada 1995.9

Image of Horses Running Before A Storm

John Steuart Curry - Horses Running Before A Storm 1933.40

Image of Idaho

Larry Stark - Idaho 1987.186.12

Image of II. Two Towers-New York.

Alfred Stieglitz - II. Two Towers-New York. 1953.42.2

Image of Illinois

Larry Stark - Illinois 1987.186.13

Image of Indiana

Larry Stark - Indiana 1987.186.14

Image of Industrial Series #1

Charles Sheeler - Industrial Series #1 1938.86

Image of Iowa

Larry Stark - Iowa 1987.186.15

Image of Jack Whinery and His Family, Homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico

Russell Lee - Jack Whinery and His Family, Homesteader, Pie Town, New Mexico 1983.27

Image of Jobless

Reginald Marsh - Jobless 1937.31

Image of Kansas

Larry Stark - Kansas 1987.186.16

Image of Kentucky

Larry Stark - Kentucky 1987.186.17

Image of Kill Spotted Horse, Assiniboines

Frank Albert Rinehart - Kill Spotted Horse, Assiniboines 1977.107

Image of Levi Johnson

anonymous - Levi Johnson 1957.12

Image of Loading Grain, October 1, 1945

Gordon Parks - Loading Grain, October 1, 1945 2008.25

Image of Louisiana

Larry Stark - Louisiana 1987.186.18

Image of Maine

Larry Stark - Maine 1987.186.19

Image of Maryland

Larry Stark - Maryland 1987.186.20

Image of Massachusetts

Larry Stark - Massachusetts 1987.186.21

Image of Metropolitan Life Insurance Building — New York City

Robert Frank - Metropolitan Life Insurance Building — New York City 1989.77.27

Image of Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower, New York

Karl Struss - Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower, New York 2011.3

Image of Micheline Presle

Philippe Halsman - Micheline Presle 1981.156

Image of Michigan

Larry Stark - Michigan 1987.186.22

Image of Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California

Dorothea Lange - Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California 2005.8

Image of Minnesota

Larry Stark - Minnesota 1987.186.23

Image of Mississippi

Larry Stark - Mississippi 1987.186.24

Image of Missouri

Larry Stark - Missouri 1987.186.25

Image of Montana

Larry Stark - Montana 1987.186.26

Image of Mrs. Levi Johnson

anonymous - Mrs. Levi Johnson 1957.13

Image of Mt. Rushmore

Lee Friedlander - Mt. Rushmore 1980.68

Image of Nebraska

Larry Stark - Nebraska 1987.186.27

Image of Nevada

Larry Stark - Nevada 1987.186.28

Image of New England Family

anonymous - New England Family 1947.13

Image of New Hampshire

Larry Stark - New Hampshire 1987.186.29

Image of New Jersey

Larry Stark - New Jersey 1987.186.30

Image of New Mexico

Larry Stark - New Mexico 1987.186.31

Image of New York

Larry Stark - New York 1987.186.32

Image of North Carolina

Larry Stark - North Carolina 1987.186.33

Image of North Dakota

Larry Stark - North Dakota 1987.186.34

Image of Ohio

Larry Stark - Ohio 1987.186.35

Image of Oil Country

Louis Lozowick - Oil Country 1987.142

Image of Oklahoma

Larry Stark - Oklahoma 1987.186.36

Image of One Culture Under God I

Larry Stark - One Culture Under God I 1970.21

Image of One Culture Under God II

Larry Stark - One Culture Under God II 1970.22

Image of One Culture Under God IV

Larry Stark - One Culture Under God IV 1970.24

Image of One Culture Under God XII

Larry Stark - One Culture Under God XII 1970.32

Image of Oregon

Larry Stark - Oregon 1987.186.37

Image of Painting sketch No. 2 - New York

Louis Lozowick - Painting sketch No. 2 - New York 2010.106

Image of Pennsylvania

Larry Stark - Pennsylvania 1987.186.38

Image of Portrait of a Lady (On the Subway)

George Grosz - Portrait of a Lady (On the Subway) 1992.24

Image of Portrait of Henry Foxhall

Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint Mémin - Portrait of Henry Foxhall 1957.25

Image of Portrait of Mary Ann Foxhall

Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint Mémin - Portrait of Mary Ann Foxhall 1957.26

Image of Private Greg Melendez, Acoma, NM

Christopher Churchill - Private Greg Melendez, Acoma, NM 2011.55

Image of Raising Power to Arizona

Mark Klett - Raising Power to Arizona 1995.21.2

Image of Rhode Island

Larry Stark - Rhode Island 1987.186.39

Image of Rodeo — Detroit

Robert Frank - Rodeo — Detroit 1989.77.5

Dawoud Bey - Sara, Martin David and Tolani 1993.36a-c

Image of Schooling a Horse

Frederic Remington - Schooling a Horse 1943.4

Image of Sheep Herder

Peter Hurd - Sheep Herder 1937.17

Image of Singing and Mending

Robert Gwathmey - Singing and Mending 1947.12

Image of Skyscrapers

Reginald Marsh - Skyscrapers 1937.34

Image of SNCC workers outside the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church: Emma Bell, Dorie Ladner, Dona Richards, Sam Shirah, and Doris Derby, Birmingham, Alabama

Danny Lyon - SNCC workers outside the funeral for girls killed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church: Emma Bell, Dorie Ladner, Dona Richards, Sam Shirah, and Doris Derby, Birmingham, Alabama 2012.79.21

Image of South Carolina

Larry Stark - South Carolina 1987.186.40

Image of South Dakota

Larry Stark - South Dakota 1987.186.41

Image of Staten Island Ferry, New York, New York

Louis Faurer - Staten Island Ferry, New York, New York 1991.96

Image of Steel Plant Not Running, Clarksburg, West Virginia

Arthur Rothstein - Steel Plant Not Running, Clarksburg, West Virginia 2009.77

Image of Study for "Industry"

Preston Dickinson - Study for "Industry" 1937.32

Michael Spano - Subway 1985.12

Image of Tennessee

Larry Stark - Tennessee 1987.186.42

Image of Texas

Larry Stark - Texas 1987.186.43

Image of The Brooklyn Bridge

Alvin Langdon Coburn - The Brooklyn Bridge 1985.82

Image of The Steerage

Alfred Stieglitz - The Steerage 1953.24.4.2

Thumbnail for missing image of The United States of America in the Early 1970's

Larry Stark - The United States of America in the Early 1970's 1987.186.1-50

Image of Traffic on Fifth Avenue

Andreas Feininger - Traffic on Fifth Avenue 1962.29

Image of U.S. Marine, Hughes, Arkansas

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

Image of Untitled (#8-Round-Up Drive In)

Bob Ely - Untitled (#8-Round-Up Drive In) 1987.500.8

Image of untitled (Flatiron Building and street light)

Walker Evans - untitled (Flatiron Building and street light) 1985.46.98

Image of Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered

Paul Fusco - Untitled from RFK Funeral Train Rediscovered 2008.119.11

Image of Utah

Larry Stark - Utah 1987.186.44

Image of Vermont

Larry Stark - Vermont 1987.186.45

Image of VIII. The Flatiron - Evening.

Edward Steichen - VIII. The Flatiron - Evening. 1953.31.8

Image of Virginia

Larry Stark - Virginia 1987.186.46

Image of Visitors at the Grand Canyon, AZ

Christopher Churchill - Visitors at the Grand Canyon, AZ 2011.52

Image of Washington

Larry Stark - Washington 1987.186.47

Image of West Virginia

Larry Stark - West Virginia 1987.186.48

Image of Wisconsin

Larry Stark - Wisconsin 1987.186.49

Image of Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park, California

Roger Minick - Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park, California 1997.174

Image of Wyoming

Larry Stark - Wyoming 1987.186.50

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Artists (55)

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Alfred Stieglitz (Hoboken, NJ, Jan 1, 1864 - Jul 13, 1946, New York, NY)
Alvin Langdon Coburn (Boston, MA, Jun 11, 1882 - Oct 23, 1966, Rhos-on-Sea, Wales)
Andreas Feininger (Paris, France, Dec 27, 1906 - Feb 18, 1999, New York, NY)
Andy Warhol (McKeesport, PA, Aug 6, 1928 - Feb 22, 1987, New York, NY)
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Ansel Adams (San Francisco, CA, Feb 20, 1902 - Apr 23, 1984, Carmel, CA)
Arthur Rothstein (New York, NY, Jul 17, 1915 - Nov 11, 1985, New Rochelle, NY)
Berenice Abbott (Springfield, OH, July 17, 1898 - Dec 10, 1991, Monson, ME)
Bob Ely (1953 - 1982)
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint Mémin (Dijon, France, Mar 12, 1770 - Jun 23, 1852, Dijon, France)
Charles Pratt (New York, NY, Apr 13, 1926 - May 25, 1976, New York, NY)
Charles Sheeler (Philadelphia, PA, Jul 16, 1883 - May 7, 1965, Dobbs Ferry, NY)
Childe Hassam (Dorchester, MA, Oct 17, 1859 - Aug 27, 1935, East Hampton, NY)
Christopher Churchill (Rockport, ME, Mar 7, 1977 - )
Danny Lyon (Brooklyn, NY, Mar 16, 1942 - )
Dawoud Bey (Jamaica, NY, Nov 25, 1953 - )
Dorothea Lange (Hoboken, NJ, May 26, 1895 - Oct 11, 1965, Marin County, CA)
Edward S. Curtis (near White Water, WI, Feb 19, 1868 - Oct 21, 1952, Los Angeles, CA)
Edward Steichen (Luxembourg, Mar 27, 1879 - Mar 25, 1973, West Redding, CT)
Eugene Richards (Dorchester, MA, Apr 25, 1944 - )
Florine Stettheimer (Rochester, NY, Aug 19, 1871 - May 11, 1944, New York, NY)
Frank Albert Rinehart (Lodi, IL, February 12, 1861 - December 17, 1928, New Haven, CT)
Frank Gohlke (Wichita Falls, TX, Apr 3, 1942 - )
Frederic Remington (Canton, NY, Oct 4, 1861 - Dec 26, 1909, Ridgefield, CT)
George C. Gilchrest (Knox , ME, 1812 - Jan 12, 1888, Lowell, MA)
George Grosz (Berlin, Germany, Jul 26, 1893 - Jul 6, 1959, Berlin, Germany)
Gordon Parks (Fort Scott, KS, Nov 30, 1912 - Mar 7, 2006, New York, NY)
Harry Callahan (Detroit, MI, Oct 22, 1912 - Mar 15, 1999, Atlanta, GA)
Jeremiah Pearson Hardy (Pelham, NH, Oct 22, 1800 - Feb 9, 1887, Bangor, ME)
John Moore (St. Louis, MO, April 25, 1941 - )
John Steuart Curry (near Dunavant, KS, Nov 14, 1897 - Aug 29, 1946, Madison, WI)
John Szarkowski (Ashland, WI, Dec 18, 1925 - July 7, 2007, Pittsfield, MA)
Karl Struss (New York, NY, Nov 30, 1886 - Dec 16, 1981, Hollywood, CA)
Larry Stark (Benton Harbor, MI, Dec 24, 1940 - )
Lee Friedlander (Aberdeen, WA, Jul 14, 1934 - )
Lois Conner (Long Island, NY, Feb 12, 1951 - )
Louis Faurer (Philadelphia, PA, Aug 28, 1916 - Mar 2, 2001, New York, NY)
Louis Lozowick (Ludvinovka, Ukraine, Russia, Dec 10, 1892 - Sep 9, 1973, South Orange, NJ)
Mark Klett (Albany, NY, Sep 9, 1952 - )
Michael Spano (Bronx, NY, 1949 - )
Niles Spencer (Pawtucket, RI, May 16, 1893 - May 15, 1952, Dingman's Ferry, PA)
Paul Fusco (Leominster, MA, 1930 - July 15, 2000)
Paul Strand (New York, NY, Oct 16, 1890 - Mar 31, 1976, Orgeval, France)
Peter Hurd (Roswell, NM, Feb 22, 1904 - July 9, 1984, Roswell, NM)
Philippe Halsman (Riga,Latvia, May 2, 1906 - Jun 25, 1979, New York , NY)
Preston Dickinson (New York, NY, Sep 9, 1889 - Oct 30, 1930, Bilbao, Spain)
Reginald Marsh (Paris, France, Mar 14, 1898 - Jul 3, 1954, Dorset, VT)
Robert Frank (Zurich, Switzerland, Nov 9, 1924 - Sept 9, 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia)
Robert Gwathmey (Richmond, VA, Jan 24, 1903 - Sep 21, 1988, Sounthampton, NY)
Roger Minick (Ramona, OK, Jul 13, 1944 - )
Russell Lee (Ottawa, IL, Jul 21, 1903 - Aug 28, 1986, Austin, TX)
Thomas Hart Benton (Neosho, MO, Apr 15, 1889 - Jan 19, 1975, Kansas City, MO)
Walker Evans (St. Louis, MO, Nov 3, 1903 - Apr 10, 1975, New Haven, CT)
Wendy Ewald (Detroit, MI, Jun 28, 1951 - )
William Gordon Shields (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1883 - 1947)

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