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Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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  • Artist: Barbara Morgan (American, 1900-1992)

American photographer. Morgan was born in Buffalo, Kansas, but raised in southern California. She attended UCLA and taught design, woodcut, and painting there for 5 years. She married William Morgan (1925) and moved to New York City (1930), where she took up photography. She is best known for her photography in modern dance.

Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester, 1942
Gelatin silver print
Valerie Bettis - Desperate Heart by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Valerie Bettis - Desperate Heart, 1944
Gelatin silver print
17.0625 x 13.875 in
(43.34 x 35.24 cm)
Lloyd's Head by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Lloyd's Head, 1944
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 15.875 in
(50.48 x 40.32 cm)
Pure Energy and Neurotic Man by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Pure Energy and Neurotic Man, 1940
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Third Avenue El by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Third Avenue El, 1936
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.875 in
(50.17 x 40.32 cm)
Fossil in Formation by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Fossil in Formation, 1965
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.875 in
(40.32 x 50.48 cm)
City - Sound by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City - Sound, 1972
Gelatin silver print
20 x 15.875 in
(50.8 x 40.32 cm)
Le Corbusier in New York by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Le Corbusier in New York, 1946
Gelatin silver print
12.25 x 13.5 in
(31.12 x 34.29 cm)
City Street by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Street, 1937
Gelatin silver print
15.75 x 19.625 in
(40.01 x 49.85 cm)
Beech Tree IV by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Beech Tree IV, 1945
Gelatin silver print
12.75 x 11.25 in
(32.39 x 28.58 cm)
Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree, 1945
Gelatin silver print
20 x 15.75 in
(50.8 x 40.01 cm)
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries, 1935
Gelatin silver print
Bernice Abbott With Cat by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Bernice Abbott With Cat, 1944
Gelatin silver print
17 x 12.5 in
(43.18 x 31.75 cm)
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image), 1935
Silver gelatin print
Children Dancing by Lake by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Children Dancing by Lake, 1940
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.875 in
(40.32 x 50.48 cm)
Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting, 1940
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.875 in
(40.32 x 50.48 cm)
Charles Weidman - On My Mother's Side by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Weidman - On My Mother's Side, 1944
Gelatin silver print
City Shell by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Shell, 1938
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Madison Square by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, 1938
Gelatin silver print
12 x 16.75 in
(30.48 x 42.55 cm)
Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagellante From El Penitente by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagell..., 1940
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
Amaryllis Seed Pod by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Amaryllis Seed Pod, 1943
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.625 in
(40.32 x 49.85 cm)
Hearst Over The People by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Hearst Over The People, 1939
Gelatin silver print
15.75 x 19.875 in
(40.01 x 50.48 cm)
Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawkins - El Flagellante by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawki..., 1940
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.875 in
(50.17 x 40.32 cm)
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