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Photographers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order About Dorothea Lange 
 Contains brief background information on the photographer, a recollection of Lange in Berkeley by Clark Kerr, Lange's comments on her 1936 photograph "Migrant Mother," and a short bibliography. From the Dorothea Lange Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.berkeley.edu/lange/lange.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photography Last updated Nov 8, 2005 Adam Clark Vroman
A collection of over 50 photographs by Adam Clark Vroman, taken at the turn of the 20th century. Topics include California missions and Native Americans of the southwestern United States. Contains brief biographical information on the photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/vroman/ Topics: California: History, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, Religion Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Agitated Images: John Heartfield and German Photomontage, 1920-1938
Background for an exhibit of works by this artist who was active "in Germany and Czechoslovakia between the two world wars, [and who] developed a unique method of appropriating and reusing photographs to powerful political effect." Includes a discussion of his development as an artist with roots in the Dada movement, and selected images such as "Adolf [Hitler], the Superman, Swallows Gold and Spouts Tin." From From the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/heartfield/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Jun 13, 2006 Alfred Stieglitz
Companion to a documentary (part of the PBS American Masters series) about photographer and art impresario Alfred Stieglitz, whose work influenced American art and culture in the early 20th century. Includes an essay about Stieglitz, a timeline of his career, filmmaker interview, and video clips of footage not included in the original documentary. With links to sites featuring work by Stieglitz and his artist associates. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/stieglitz_a.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Ansel Adams at Grace Cathedral
In 1935, the nature photographer Ansel Adams was commissioned to photograph Grace Cathedral, the landmark structure in San Francisco built for the Episcopal diocese of California. The exhibit of eight photographs is on display for the first time. Includes a brief history of the collection and an annotation for each image. http://www.gracecathedral.org/enrichment/crypt/ansel_adams.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Dec 13, 2003 Ansel Adams Fiat Lux Online
Nearly 1,800 annotated black and white photographs taken by Ansel Adams while working on "Fiat Lux: The University of California," a book commemorating the centennial of the University of California. Searchable by keyword, title, and location; browsable by UC campus. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/mainFrame/collections/guides/adams/default.html Topics: California: Education, Photography Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Ansel Adams: Beneath the Surface
An exhibit of 19 photographs by Ansel Adams, exploring the University of California's "world of scientific and academic inquiry." Includes images of researchers and apparatuses, and a brief essay. The photographs are from the "Ansel Adams Fiat Lux Collection" and date from the mid-1960s. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/adams/beneath/ Topics: California: Education, Photography Last updated Jun 11, 2006 Artcyclopedia Search: Dorothea Lange [American Photographer, 1895-1965]
Links to online exhibits picturing the artwork of Dorothea Lange, whose photographs documented conditions in California during the Great Depression and World War II. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/lange_dorothea.html Topics: California: History, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Mar 6, 2004 Asahel Curtis Photo Company Photographs
A collection of over 1700 photographs of "Seattle, Washington State, Alaska and the Klondike covering a period from the 1850s until 1940." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by topic (including British Columbia, construction projects, fishing industry, the Klondike gold rush, lumber industry, railroads and streetcars, and universities and colleges). From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/curtisweb/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 19, 2004 Beyond Decorum: The Photography of Iké Udé
An exhibit of 16 photographs by Nigerian-born Iké Udé, exploring "the production of oppositional identities" through the "cultural arenas of fashion, movies, and magazine covers." Includes an essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/ude/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 The Burlesque Portraits of Raoul Gradvohl
A collection of over 20 studio portraits of burlesque entertainers who performed at the Burbank Theatre in Los Angeles, California, taken by Raoul Gradvohl. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/gradvohl/1.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Chance Encounters: L.A. Project
An exhibit of photographs by Douglas McCulloh, taken during "six years of chance-driven journeys across Los Angeles County" (California). Photographs viewable at random through animation or can be selected geographically by choosing a specific area of the satellite map. Includes commentary and essay by McCulloh, and essays by others. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/chance/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Charles Sheeler: Across Media
Companion to a 2006-2007 exhibit devoted to artist "Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) [who] is recognized as one of the founders of American modernism and one of the master photographers of the twentieth century. His work is synonymous with precisionism, a crisp, clean, hard-edged style that reconciled cubist abstraction and the machine aesthetic." Features a discussion of exhibition themes and images of selected works. From the Art Institute of Chicago. http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/sheeler/ Topics: Artists, Photography Last updated Nov 20, 2006 Clark Kinsey and the Documentation of the Pacific Northwest Logging Industry
This online exhibit discusses the work of photographer Clark Kinsey, who captured images of "the logging and milling camps and other forest related activities in Washington [state], Oregon, California and British Columbia." Features information about the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company, logging operations, locomotives, camp life, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the Spruce Production Division. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/kinsey/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Industries, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Plants, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 8, 2005 Clark Kinsey Photographs Collection
This online collection features the work of photographer Clark Kinsey, who documented the logging industry in the Pacific Northwest. Following World War I he began photographing "the logging and milling camps and other forest related activities in Washington [state], Oregon, California and British Columbia." Includes biographical information. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/clarkkinseyweb/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Industries, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Plants, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Collections Featured: William Amos Haines
Exhibit of Cirkut prints by William Amos Haines (United States, active 1905-1940) who "used a Kodak No. 10 Cirkut camera to make negatives that are ten inches wide and up to twelve feet in length. Haines' panoramas, dating from 1905 through the 1940s were ... sold to schools for educational usage." Features a background essay and images of six works. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/2008.0037.0010/ Topics: Photography Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith
This site is a tribute to early 20th century photojournalist Erwin E. Smith, who worked as a cowhand and photographed American cowboy life. Visitors can view an online collection of over 750 photographs that "capture both the rugged realities and the romance of life on the open range." Includes a teaching guide, glossary, and bibliography. From the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Jan 8, 2006 The Curtis Collection
The premier photographer of Native Americans traveled during the years of 1890 to 1930, photographing all of the major tribes west of the Mississippi River. This commercial site provides his biography, a comprehensive portfolio of his photographs, and his notes of the tribes he visited, taken from his The North American Indian, a 20-volume work covering the language, religion, clothing, and way of life of each tribe. His photogravure printing process is also explained. http://www.curtis-collection.com/ Topics: Native Americans, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated May 11, 2007 A Day at the Races: Photographs From Santa Anita and Hollywood Park, 1937-38
Images of horse races and the Santa Anita and Hollywood Park racetracks, taken by Will Connell in the late 1930s. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/connell/races/ Topics: Mammals, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Digital Richard Throssel Papers
A collection of 16 photographs of the Crow (Apsaroke) Indian nation, taken by Richard Throssel from 1905-1910. Also features Throssel's manuscript "Naming Indian Children." From the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. http://ahc.uwyo.edu/onlinecollections/digital/throssel/default.htm Topics: Native Americans, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Aug 4, 2004 Disfarmer
"In the small mountain town of Heber Springs, the Arkansas artist known as Disfarmer [born Mike Meyers] captured the lives and emotions of the people of rural America between 1939-1945" in black-and-white photographs. This site provides a brief biography, access to dozens of his photos (available for purchase), and selected photos that can be sent as email postcards. http://www.disfarmer.com Topics: Agriculture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Technology Last updated Aug 22, 2005 Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Teenie Harris' "40-year career with the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the largest and most influential Black newspapers in the country, began as the nation emerged from the Depression and ended with the Civil Rights Movement. Numbering upwards of 80,000 images [over 45,000 shown here], this archive represents the largest single collection of photographic images of any Black community in the United States -- or the world, for that matter." From the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. http://www.cmoa.org/teenie/info.asp Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection
"This site provides access to 1800 of approximately 12,000 images from the Ulmann Photograph Collection." Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) "documented the rural people of the South, particularly the mountain peoples of Appalachia and the Gullahs of the Sea Islands," and also photographed intellectuals, artists, and writers. Searchable and browsable. From the University of Oregon Libraries. http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/ulmann/ Topics: Agriculture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 17, 2007 Dream Pictures: Branson DeCou Archive
A browsable collection of nearly 1,500 painted lantern slides of Italy (most likely taken in the 1920s and early 1930s). Includes images of "Rome, Venice, and Florence, and picturesque tourist destinations like the Ligurian and Amalfi rivieras and the Alpine hills and lakes of the North." Also features a brief biography of DeCou, a bibliography, and information on lantern slides. From the University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/vrc/decou-dream-pictures Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Sep 24, 2009 Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian
A complete collection of images contained in Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian , "one of the most significant and controversial representations of traditional American Indian culture ever produced." It contains 2226 illustrations. Search by keyword or browse by subject, Native American tribe or geographic location, or volume. There is an essay that attempts to place Edward S. Curtis in Context . Another from the Library of Congress' American Memory Project. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Topics: Native Americans, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Ericson Photograph Collection
Online images depicting "a wide variety of everyday northwest California scenes and activities from the 1880s through the 1920s. Lumber industry, Native Americans, city and village street scenes (primarily Arcata), schools, portraits, and scenic views ...," mostly by A.W. Ericson and his son, Edgar. The site also has a biography of A.W. Ericson, a regional map, and other resources to help put the collection in context. From the Special Collections of the Humboldt State University Library. http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/ericson.htm Topics: California: History, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jul 26, 2005 Erik Lauritzen Photographs, 1972-
An exhibit of photographs from an archive devoted to Erik Lauritzen. Includes images of a dozen photographs (mostly from the 1990s), a brief biography of the photographer, and a guide to the materials in the archive. A reviewer (quoted on the site) describes Lauritzen's work as consisting of "images that are so tightly composed that the abstract arrangement of the pieces resemble paintings." From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/eric-lauritzen Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Escape to Reality: 24 Hours @ 24FPS
"In May 2008, more than sixty photographers set out to capture a 24-hour day in Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms, CA. Taking inspiration from English photographer Eadweard Muybridge's important work in motion study, the goal was to capture sequential movements and the passages of time, rather than isolated still-life compositions." Features video of images and introductory essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/24hrs24fps/ Topics: Photography Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Fenton Crimean War Photographs
"Roger Fenton's Crimean War photographs represent one of the earliest systematic attempts to document a war through the medium of photography. ... While these photographs present a substantial documentary record of the participants and the landscape of the war, there are no actual combat scenes, nor are there any scenes of the devastating effects of war." Approximately 250 images; searchable and browsable. Includes a bibliography and related links. From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/ftncnwhtml/ftncnwabt.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 2, 2005 Frank S. Matsura Image Collection
A collection of 1600 photos of the city of Okanogan, Washington, taken by Japanese-American professional photographer Frank S. Matsura between 1907 and 1913. Searchable, and browsable by topic (automobiles, baseball, basketball, children, Conconully Dam, dogs, farms, horses, hotels, irrigation, laborers, self-portraits, studio portraits, Native Americans, postcards, railroads). From the Department of Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries. http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xmatsura.html Topics: Agriculture, Baseball, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Water Last updated Apr 22, 2003 Frontier Photographer: Edward S. Curtis
This site is a photographic exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. His thirty-year "North American Indian Project represented an attempt to capture images of American Indians as they lived before contact with Anglo cultures" and covered almost one hundred Indian tribes in the western third of the United States and Alaska. Lists of places and Native American groups visited are provided. A timeline and suggested readings are also included. http://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Curtis/ Topics: Native Americans, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Getty: William A. Garnett
Short introduction to the works of this photographer who "simultaneously piloted a plane while photographing out the window-traveling above every state and many parts of the world," was "the first aerial photographer to earn the prestigious Guggenheim Award," and who died in August 2006. Includes a small gallery of images that reveal how his "aerial photographs resemble abstract expressionist paintings or views through a microscope." From the Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1580 Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Sep 11, 2006 H.H. Bennett: Photographer Extraordinaire
"During a career that lasted from 1865 to 1908, H. H. Bennett photographed the rugged landscape of his beloved Wisconsin Dells, and became one of the premier photographers of the era." Browse more than 650 images, organized by themes such as bridges, Civil War era, lumber rafting, sailing, and steamboats. From the Wisconsin Historical Society. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/hhbennett/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Oct 14, 2004 The Hedda Morrison Photographs of China, 1933-1946
A searchable collection of more than 5,000 photographs taken by Hedda Morrison "while resident in Beijing from 1933 to 1946." Also includes a chronology, publications about the photographer, a selected bibliography, and a list of the contents of the photographer's albums. From the Harvard-Yenching Library of the Harvard College Library. http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/harvard-yenching/collections/morrison/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Oct 9, 2005 Henri Cartier-Bresson, Helen Levitt: Side by Side
Website accompanying a 2008 exhibit in which "[f]or the very first time Henri Cartier-Bresson and Helen Levitt, both internationally recognized twentieth century masters of street photography, [were] exhibited side by side." Includes a brief introduction to Levitt (1913-2009) and Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), and two pages of photos from the exhibition. From the Laurence Miller Gallery, New York. http://www.laurencemillergallery.com/levitt_hcb_sbs1.htm Topics: Photography Last updated Apr 6, 2009 Herbert Quick: Photographer
An exhibit of over 50 photographs by Herbert Quick, most taken in California between 1946 and 1987. Browsable by topics, including early years, architecture, landscape, portraits, and studies. Includes background essay, chronology, and a list of publications and exhibitions. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/HerbQuick/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 A History of Photography: From Its Beginnings Till the 1920s
"In addition to pen-portraits of many of the most important photographers of the period," this site "contains information on some of the most significant processes used during the early days of photography." Includes a bibliography and a list of related museums. http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 5, 2006 Idea Photographic: After Modernism
Companion to a 2002-2003 photography exhibition that "draws upon the work of more than 126 artists, ranging from well-recognized masters in the field to emerging young talents." Explore themes (such as "Photogram Aesthetic" and "Beyond Realism"), artists (such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Margaret Bourke-White, and Man Ray), and images. Includes essays and exhibition materials. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/mfa/ideaphotographic/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Sep 5, 2006 Ira Nowinski: The Photographer as Witness
Ira Nowinski, a San Francisco photographer, has been documenting the world's Jewish communities for more than 30 years. This online exhibit offers a selection of his work, featuring photographs of Holocaust sites, Soviet Jews in San Francisco, and Karaite communities (followers of "a variant of post-biblical Judaism that follows a literal application of principles laid down in the Hebrew Scriptures, or the Old Testament"). From Stanford University Libraries. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/exhibits/nowinonline.html Topics: Judaism, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Apr 14, 2005 Jean Ruiter: Cathedrals in the Desert
An exhibit of photographs from Dutch artist Jean Ruiter, in which "great religious architectural icons of Europe are reconstructed in the desert of Southern California in the manner of a flat Hollywood set or an American highway billboard." Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/ruiter/cathedrals/ Topics: Architecture, Art by Region, Christianity, Museums, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Jim Dine: Photographs
An exhibit of six "enigmatic photographs" by Jim Dine, "widely recognized as a key player in Pop Art, Happenings, and ... printmaking." Photographs dated 1996 through 1997. Includes essay and video. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/dine/ Topics: Artists, Notable People Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Journey to Mecca: Works by Max Yavno
A brief exhibit of photographs by Max Yavno representing "two different countries, cultures and decades from a variety of sites in California and Egypt." The California photographs are mainly from the 1940s, and the Egypt photographs are from 1979. Includes biography of the photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/yavno/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Joy Before the Object: Expressions of Modernism From UCR/CMP Collections
An exhibit of Modernist photographs. "Modernist photography began in the 1910s as a reaction against the pictorial styles that had dominated art photography since the 1880s. ... Modernist photographers and theorists proposed that photography should represent the technical characteristics of the medium -- pure and unmanipulated." Features images of photographs and quotes from Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Paul Strand, and others. Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography (CMP), University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/joy/ Topics: Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Kevin Jon Boyle: Big Picture, A Retrospective
Collection of materials by this museum designer, artist, and songwriter, who served as the curator of exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography from 1992 to 2001. Features photos (including cibachromes), images of collages and paintings, and sound and video clips. Also includes a curatorial statement and a statement by the artist's brother. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/boyle/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Aug 22, 2006 KODAK: The Endurance
A look at the expedition of the ship Endurance , captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton, that focuses on the work of Frank Hurley, the photographer. The remarkable images he brought back from a fight for survival in Antarctica combined with text and a map show the plight of the explorers. A timeline, and biographies of both Hurley and Shackleton complete the site. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/endurance/ Topics: Geography, History, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 5, 2002 Kolb Brothers: Grand Canyon Pioneers
Companion to an Arizona State University television documentary about "Emery and Ellsworth Kolb [who] established and ran a photography business on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon that endured and prospered from 1903 until 1976." Includes a timeline, a map of the Grand Canyon with associate passages from the the Kolbs' writings, and a few Kolb photos of mule parties and the Grand Canyon. Also includes a short bibliography. http://www.azpbs.org/kolb/ Topics: National Parks & Forests, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Nov 14, 2006 L.A. Obscura: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman
This site was created in conjunction with an exhibit about photographer Julius Shulman, known for his images of mid-20th century architecture in southern California. The site features images, information about Shulman and his work, "a site map for buildings still extant in Los Angeles, biographical information about the architects, and resources for local architectural and conservation organizations." From the University of Southern California (USC). http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/shulman/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Feb 23, 2005 Larry Keenan
Official website for internationally noted San Francisco Bay Area photographer Larry Keenan. The site features examples of his photos of topics such as the Beat Generation (Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg), 1960s and 1970s counterculture (San Francisco Human Be-In in January 1967, and student protests), City Lights bookstore, and more. http://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/keenan/ Topics: Photography Last updated Jan 17, 2007 Lee Miller Archive
Photographer Lee Miller produced "portraits of her friends such as Pablo Picasso, and work[ed] as a correspondent with the US army in World War II. Beginning her own studio in Paris with artist Man Ray, she went on to work with Vogue, and in France, Egypt, and New York, being best remembered for her witty Surrealist images." This commercial archive features a gallery of Lee's photographs, news, biography, chronology, bibliography, and a list of exhibitions. http://www.leemiller.co.uk/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Legends Online: Avedon: The Sixties
Excerpts from a 1999 book by photographer Richard Avedon and Doon Arbus, his long-time creative collaborator. Features selected images of '60s personalities such as Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, and Twiggy. Also includes an interview with Avedon and Arbus, brief biographies of featured subjects, and a chronology of events for 1960 through 1973. http://pdngallery.com/legends/legends9/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Lewis Wickes Hine: The Construction of the Empire State Building, 1930-1931
Presents photos by Lewis Wickes Hine, who "was commissioned to photograph the construction of the [Empire State] building in 1930. Taking many of the risks the construction workers endured, Hine photographed the workers in precarious positions while they secured the iron and steel framework of the structure. In order to obtain the best vantage points, Hine was swung out in a ... basket 1,000 feet above Fifth Avenue." From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/empire/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Lewis Wickes Hine's "Work Portraits"
Features 20 photos from "Lewis Wickes Hine's self described 'work portraits' series [which] began shortly after World War I when he returned from Europe. ... This time, instead of documenting the decrepit working conditions of men, women and children in American factories, he chose to glorify the inextricable communion between the worker and the machine in a more positive way." Includes a brief biography. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/photo/hinex/workport/work1.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 24, 2004 Life on Wheels
A collection of annotated photographs of "skateboard culture as captured by a youthful group of Southern California photographers." Includes commentary. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/wheels/default.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Sports Last updated Jun 12, 2006 Looking In: Robert Frank's "The Americans"
Companion website to a 2009 exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Robert Frank's "The Americans" (first published in France in 1958, in the U.S. in 1959), which "is widely celebrated as the most important photography book since World War II." Includes an exhibition feature, audio of art talks, and a slide show from an installation held in conjunction with this exhibit, entitled "Reading the Modern Photography Book: Changing Perceptions." From the National Gallery of Art. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/frankinfo.shtm Topics: Photography Last updated Feb 23, 2009 Lucien Clergue's Signs of Gods and Goddesses
An exhibit of photographs from this French artist. Explores themes of nudes, gypsies, bullfights, and landscapes. Features brief biographical information, and a comparison of Clergue and Edward Weston. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/signs/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Man Ray: Photothèque Numérique/Digital Photographic Library
A searchable collection of works by the American artist Man Ray, including photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and stills from his films. Search by category or theme. Features a brief biography in the form of a timeline. Also available in French. http://www.manray-photo.com/ Topics: Artists, Photography, Schools of Art Last updated Dec 23, 2004 Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Includes images of works and an essay about the photographer, "recognized as one of the foremost figures in the history of photography and one of the great Mexican artists of the twentieth century." Online companion to 1997 exhibit of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1997/alvarezbravo/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Mathew Brady's National Portrait Gallery: A Virtual Tour
This site is a virtual tour of all of Matthew Brady's photographs in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, taken throughout the 1800s. Also provides his Carte de Visite Album ; the Making of a Photograph ; a Brady biography; a Technical Glossary , with explanations of a daguerreotype, ambrotype, and other aspects of photography; and an Index of Sitters , each with a short biography. http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/gallery.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated Feb 20, 2003 Mel Edelman: Things Undone
Companion to a "complex [art] installation [that] features photographs, text, and architecture." Includes "a gallery of images from the installation process, ... views of the installation, an essay on the show and a video on Edelman's work." From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/edelman/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Aug 23, 2006 Mexico as Muse
"Explore the lives of Tina Modotti and Edward Weston -- two extraordinary 20th-century artists who shared a passion for photography, Mexico, and each other -- and experience the vibrant cultural climate of Mexico that was both inspiration for and subject of their art. This interactive program includes film footage of Modotti and Weston, an interview with art historian Patricia Albers, and dozens of photographs and archival documents." From the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/240 Topics: Photography Last updated Nov 8, 2008 Miner's Son, Miners' Photographer: The Life and Work of George Harvan
This site has a biography of this documentary photographer, interviews with him, and a gallery of his photographs (many with text and audio comments by the photographer). In addition to the coal mining photographs for which he is best known, the online exhibitions include pictures taken in New York City, occupied Japan, the Gettysburg battlefield, and the Amish countryside. From The Journal for MultiMedia History , an online publication. http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol3/harvan/ Topics: Geology, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 27, 2002 National Geographic's Women Photographers
Brief profiles and works of Jodi Cobb, Karen Kasmauski, Maria Stenzel, Annie Griffiths Belt, and Sisse Brimberg, with their audio commentaries on the photos. Requires Flash. From the Newseum. http://www.newseum.org/womenphotographers/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Apr 12, 2004 The Peace Gallery
This site "presents images from around the world as seen through the cameras of Peace Corps volunteers." This Web site is not part of the United States Peace Corps. http://www.peacegallery.org/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Dec 27, 2002 Pedro Meyer: Heresies
Companion to a retrospective exhibit of work by the Mexican photographer Pedro Meyer. This exhibit opened "simultaneously in nearly 60 museums around the world in October 2008" and was "a major breakthrough in the way photographic work is exhibited." Features a gallery of 25 images, virtual tour of the exhibit, and introductory essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/heresies/ Topics: Photography Last updated Jun 21, 2009 Photographers of Genius at the Getty
"Celebrating 20 years of collecting rare photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum [in Los Angeles], this exhibition focuses on 38 photographers who created exceptionally enduring pictures." Browse photos from the exhibit through an interactive gallery or a list of the photographers. Audio and video clips accompany photos in the preview gallery. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/genius/ Topics: Photography Last updated Apr 27, 2004 The Photographer's Right: A Downloadable Flyer
Created in response to the increase in "confrontations that impair the constitutional right to make images," this document educates photographers about their rights when asked to stop taking photos. Discusses permissible subjects, confiscation of film, and handling confrontations. Also available in Palm format. From a lawyer and author of a legal handbook for photographers. http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Law by Subject, Photography Last updated Jun 23, 2005 Photographing History: Fred J. Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974
Photojournalist Fred J. Maroon's photo-essay of "President Richard Nixon's years in office," including the Watergate Senate investigation, House impeachment hearings, and Nixon's resignation. Also find audio files of comments from Maroon and a timeline of the Nixon Administration (1968-1974). From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/maroon/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jun 2, 2005 Photographing the Representative American: Margaret Bourke-White in the Depression
A brief biography of the photographer and a discussion of her work photographing the American South. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am485_98/coe/photofrnt.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, United States History Last updated May 9, 2002 Photographs of George Faitzer-Feroff
Collection of photographs by this Russian-born photographer who moved to the U.S. in 1921. He specialized in portraiture and in early color photography such as the Carbro color process. The site features material about the Carbro color process and dozens of portraits of individuals such as Serge Rachmaninoff and Greta Garbo. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/feroff/ Topics: Photography Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Picturing the Century: Portfolio: Dorothea Lange
Several photographs by Dorothea Lange, documenting conditions in California during the Great Depression and World War II. Includes a short biography of Lange. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/picturing_the_century/portfolios/port_lange.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Jul 28, 2005 Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore
Charles Moore was a photojournalist for Life magazine during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The photographs in this exhibit include brief annotations. Also find biographical material about Charles Moore. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/moore/mooreIndex.shtml Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Social Issues Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Prosch Washington Views Album
This digital collection of about 100 images of Washington state came from an album assembled by Thomas Prosch, an early Seattle pioneer and newspaperman. The exhibit features early photographs of "the Wenatchee, Chelan and Okanogan regions, as well as historic Seattle and the Great Seattle Fire of 1889." Images include entire album pages with Prosch's original labels. Also includes a brief biography of Prosch. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/prosch_washingtonweb/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 28, 2005 Real Uncertain: A Conversation Between Painting and Photography
This exhibition of 60 images "explores the complex interchange between [painting and photography], and brings together diverse works by artists Todd Brainard, Miranda Lichtenstein, and James Lorigan, who challenge viewers to look beyond the surface of a work, tilting perceptions out of the comfort zone to create new visions of familiar objects." Includes brief biographies of the artists. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/uncertain/ Topics: Artists, Photography Last updated Jun 22, 2009 Remembering Henri Cartier-Bresson
National Public Radio (NPR) program on photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who died in 2004. "Dubbed 'the eye of the century,' Cartier-Bresson is known for capturing historic events such as the death of Mahatma Gandhi and the liberation of Paris, in addition to moments of everyday life." Also includes a related story about the photographer, a review of a 1999 exhibit of his work at the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.), and links to related Web resources. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3816733 Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Richard Avedon
Official site for this photographer who died in October 2004. Features a chronology of his life and work, examples of his editorial and advertising work from 2004, lists of his one-man exhibits and awards, a bibliography of books by him, and excerpts from his writing and interviews. http://www.richardavedon.com Topics: Fashion, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Richard Avedon: Portraits
Companion to 2002-2003 exhibit of works by this fashion and portrait photographer. "Available online is the accompanying publication's foreword, an essay by the exhibition's curators, a special image presentation, and audio clips featuring the voices of Richard Avedon, Marian Anderson, the exhibition's curators, and others." From the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B36C7411F-EEF8-11D5-9414-00902786BF44%7D Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Oct 5, 2004 Sam Reiss: An Eyewitness to Labor History, 1948-1975
"Often referred to as 'labor's photographer,' Sam Reiss used his camera to capture historic events that shaped American labor." This online exhibit presents Reiss's photos of labor unions, demonstrations and rallies, labor and civil rights leaders, and related subjects. Browse by year or subject. From the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives at New York University. http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/tam/reiss/ Topics: Labor, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, United States History Last updated Aug 18, 2003 Scene of the Crime: Photo by Weegee
Companion to a 2005-2006 exhibit on the photojournalist Weegee (Arthur Fellig), who is known for his crime scene photos and images of New York City nightlife in the 1930s and 1940s. Features images from the exhibition, audio clips from interviews with Weegee (explaining his unusual darkroom practices, how he beat everyone to the crime scenes, and more), and a video on Weegee's work. From the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/weegee/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Jun 13, 2006 Sight Unseen
Companion to a 2009 exhibit that "presents work by the most accomplished blind photographers in the world. It is the first major museum exhibition on a rich subject full of paradox and revelation." Features gallery of photos (with audio descriptions), virtual exhibit tour, and text and audio of essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/sightunseen/ Topics: Disabilities, Photography Last updated Jun 22, 2009 The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon Collection
A collection of over 8,000 photographs (including glass negatives, lantern slides, nitrate negatives, prints, and postcards) of South Texas and the Mexican border, taken by commercial photographer Robert Runyon. Features images of the Mexican Revolution, Fort Brown, and the Rio Grande Valley. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject. Also contains a brief biography of Runyon and maps of the lower Rio Grande region. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/runyon/ Topics: History By Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 16, 2009 Special Report: Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908-2004
Obituary and collection of articles on French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Includes links to images and related websites on the photographer who "documented the liberation of Paris, the collapse of the Nationalist regime in China, Gandhi's funeral and the partitioning of Berlin." From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/cartierbresson/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography, Technology Last updated Mar 2, 2006 Suburbia: Photographs by Bill Owens
Images from "Suburbia" (1973), Bill Owens' "classic photographic description of the American suburban dream" (taken in Livermore, California, over the course of a year in the early 1970s). Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/suburbia/home.html Topics: California: History, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Jun 12, 2006 Walker Evans Revolutionizes Documentary Photography
This is a "study of the great American photographer, Walker Evans, with comparison with other Farm Security Administration photographers, Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, and Arnold Rothstein." http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/fsa/welcome.html Topics: Agriculture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, Technology Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959
A collection of over 14,000 photographs documenting "the architecture and social life of the Washington [D.C.] metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods." Searchable by keywords, and browsable by subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/horydczak/ Topics: Architecture by Place, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Weegee's World: Life, Death, and the Human Drama
Devoted to photojournalist Weegee (born Usher Fellig), a tabloid news photographer and the author of "Naked City" (1945). Includes a chronology and photographs, browsable by topic: Lower East Side (New York), police, fire, Coney Island, Times Square, the opera, war, lovers, Harlem, entertainment, movie theaters, the circus, Greenwich Village, and personalities. Online companion to exhibit of the same title from the International Center of Photography, New York. http://museum.icp.org/museum/collections/special/weegee/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Aug 14, 2005 Wilhelm Hester Photographs
This digital exhibit consists of almost 350 images taken by photographer Wilhelm Hester between 1893 and 1906. He "produced a remarkable visual documentation of the marine shipping industry in the Puget Sound region of Washington State." His photographs include details of ship construction and rigging, interior views of cabins, crew members and their pets, and tall ships loading lumber and grain. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/hesterweb/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 25, 2005 Will Connell Collection Online
A collection of over 4,500 photographs by Will Connell (1920s through the 1950s). Includes photographs commissioned by businesses, images of California missions, and photographs of Hollywood, California, culture. Searchable, and browsable by topic (advertising, animals, architecture, art and photography, education, events, geography, industry, people). From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/mainFrame/collections/guides/connell/ Topics: Museums, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Jun 11, 2006 William Gedney: Photographs and Writings
His most significant photographic projects include work in New York, eastern Kentucky, India, San Francisco, and his series on American composers. The database is searchable by collection and field and includes a chronology of his life and work. "Contains 4920 photographic images, 1214 images of writings and notebooks, and 274 images from photographic book projects." http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gedney/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, Technology Last updated Dec 2, 2008 William P. Gottlieb Photographs From the Golden Age of Jazz
"The William P. Gottlieb Collection, comprising over sixteen hundred photographs of celebrated jazz artists, documents the jazz scene from 1938 to 1948, primarily in New York City and Washington, D.C." Search by keyword or browse by name, subject, or venue. Site includes digitized images of Down Beat magazine articles, an essay on Gottlieb's life and work, audio clips of his commentaries on selected photographs, and more. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov//ammem/wghtml/wghome.html Topics: Musicians, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II
This exhibit focuses on eight women who chronicled American life during the war, both at home and overseas: Therese Bonney, Toni Frissell, Marvin Breckinridge Patterson, Clare Boothe Luce, Janet Flanner, Esther Bubley, Dorothea Lange, and May Craig. Features biographical sketches and samples of their work as well as a brief history of women in journalism. Includes a list of women correspondents that worked during World War II. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 11, 2006 Women Photographers
An exhibit of photographs by 30 women, including Berenice Abbott, Imogen Cunningham, Olivia Parker, and Barbara Morgan. Includes commentary about each photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/women/default.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Aug 23, 2006 |
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