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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.

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)
City Street by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Street, 1937
Gelatin silver print
City - Sound by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City - Sound, 1972
Gelatin silver print
Funkia Leaf by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Funkia Leaf, 1983
Gelatin silver print
Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Amaryllis Seed Pod by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Amaryllis Seed Pod, 1943
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries, 1935
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image), 1935
Silver gelatin print
City Shell by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Shell, 1938
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Pure Energy and Neurotic Man by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Pure Energy and Neurotic Man, 1940
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)
Martha Graham - Letter To The World by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Letter To The World, 1940
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
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)
Third Avenue El by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Third Avenue El, 1936
Gelatin silver print
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)
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
Fossil in Formation by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Fossil in Formation, 1965
Gelatin silver print
Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting, 1940
Gelatin silver print
Leaping In The Blender by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Leaping In The Blender, 1965
Gelatin silver print
Madison Square by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, 1938
Gelatin silver print
12 x 16.75 in
(30.48 x 42.55 cm)
Ekstasis (Torso) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Ekstasis (Torso), 1935
Gelatin silver print
Anna Sokolow - The Exile by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Anna Sokolow - The Exile, 1941
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 15.5 in
(49.53 x 39.37 cm)
Doris Humphrey - With My Red Fires (Matriarch) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Doris Humphrey - With My Red Fires (Matriarch), 1938
Gelatin silver print
Wild-Bee-Honeycomb Skyscraper by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Wild-Bee-Honeycomb Skyscraper, 1973
Gelatin silver print
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