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Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: July 26, 1928

Place of Death: New York, New York, United States

Date of Death: November 29, 2023

Works of Art: 132

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Guanajuato, Mexico

Guanajuato, Mexico, 1955

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Yale, New Haven

Yale, New Haven, 1955

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Parade Group, Paris

Parade Group, Paris, 1951

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Geese, Hungary

Geese, Hungary, 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Monkey Paw, St. Tropez

Monkey Paw, St. Tropez, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Confessional, Czestochowa, Poland

Confessional, Czestochowa, Poland, 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Waves, Brighton

Waves, Brighton, 1956

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Diana, New York

Diana, New York, 1949

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Beach Group, Sylt, West Germany

Beach Group, Sylt, West Germany, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Lost Persons, Pasadena

Lost Persons, Pasadena, 1963

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Soldier, New Jersey

Soldier, New Jersey, 1951

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mt. Fuji and Sign

Mt. Fuji and Sign, 1977

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Coke Machine & Missiles, Alabama

Coke Machine & Missiles, Alabama, 1977

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), People & Statues on Beach, San Juan

People & Statues on Beach, San Juan, 1978

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Cats & Dogs, Alabama

Cats & Dogs, Alabama, 1975

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Pennsylvania Dutch & Adidas, Santa Cruz

Pennsylvania Dutch & Adidas, Santa Cruz, 1970

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Legs on a Wall, New York City

Legs on a Wall, New York City, 1978

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan

Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan, 1977

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Photographer, Herat, Afghanistan

Photographer, Herat, Afghanistan, 1977

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Tree and Sign, Panama City, Florida

Tree and Sign, Panama City, Florida, 1974

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Bearded Man with Tree, Venice, CA

Bearded Man with Tree, Venice, CA, 1976

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Inspecting Guards, Teheran

Inspecting Guards, Teheran, 1967

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Piano Lesson, Odessa, Russia

Piano Lesson, Odessa, Russia, 1957

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Southern Charm, Alabama

Southern Charm, Alabama, 1955

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Man and Dog, South Carolina

Man and Dog, South Carolina, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Car and Poles, Rome

Car and Poles, Rome, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1952

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), untitled

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), untitled

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), untitled

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), untitled

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), untitled

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), France

France, 1970

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New Jersey

New Jersey, 1971

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1974

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Argentina

Argentina, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Rome

Rome, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Hungary

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), France

France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Ballycotton, Ireland

Ballycotton, Ireland, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1951

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Amagansett, New York

Amagansett, New York, 1967

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Moscow

Moscow, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Ireland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Loire Valley, France

Loire Valley, France, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), U.S.A.

U.S.A., 1963

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1952

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1956

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Holland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1956

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Spain

Spain, 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Morocco

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Morocco

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New Guinea

New Guinea, 1961

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Florida

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1952

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), South Carolina

South Carolina, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, 1955

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), France

France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), France

France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Brussels

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), U.S.A.

U.S.A., 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Trouville, France

Trouville, France, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Ireland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), St. Tropez, France

St. Tropez, France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Long Island, New York

Long Island, New York, 1969

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Amagansett, New York

Amagansett, New York, 1969

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Colorado

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Cabo Frio, Brazil

Cabo Frio, Brazil, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Cologne, Germany

Cologne, Germany, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Amsterdam

Amsterdam, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz, California, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), California

California, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, 1957

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New Guinea

New Guinea, 1961

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1951

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Albany, New York

Albany, New York, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Albany, New York

Albany, New York, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Albany, New York

Albany, New York, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Honfleur, France

Honfleur, France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Ireland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Las Palmas, Canary Islands

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Brighton, England

Brighton, England, 1956

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Long Island, New York

Long Island, New York, 1969

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Ireland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), South Carolina

South Carolina, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Amsterdam

Amsterdam, 1972

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Copenhagen

Copenhagen, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), St. Tropez, France

St. Tropez, France, 1968

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Holland

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Isle of Aran, Ireland

Isle of Aran, Ireland, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New Mexico

New Mexico, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Mexico

Mexico, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Long Island, New York

Long Island, New York, 1962

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Wyoming

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Brazil

Brazil, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Bahia, Brazil

Bahia, Brazil, 1964

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan, 1970

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), New York

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Teheran

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Agadir, Morocco

Agadir, Morocco, 1973

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Southampton, New York

Southampton, New York, 1969

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Brasilia, Brazil

Brasilia, Brazil, 1961

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Sicily

Sicily, 1969

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Siberia

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1951

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Rome

Rome, 1965

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Paris

Paris, 1952

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Nixon and Kruschev involved in the Kitchen debates

Nixon and Kruschev involved in the Kitchen debates, 1959

Exhibitions: 32

Considering Space: Photographs from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

1994

Photo Flashback: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Felicia Lewandowski, curator

1975

Investigations: 1970s Photography

1998

Photographs from the Museum Collection

Thomas Southall, curator

1978

Spencer Museum of Art Interns 2007–2008, curator

2008

Teaching Gallery: Imagining Central Europe

2009

Signs of Religious Faith: Photographs from the Collection

Elissa Anderson, curator

2001–2002

A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century

Brett Knappe, curator

2007

Brosseau Center for Learning: Young Adult Artists in the Spencer’s Collection

2019

Brosseau Center for Learning: Teaching from the Collection

Sherry Fowler, curator
Emma Scioli, curator
Paul Stock, curator
Kate Meyer, curator

2024

Conversation V: Alternate Realities

Jessica Lea Johnson, curator

2009

Teaching Gallery: Two Weeks in August

2014

Visible and Divisible America: In Conversation with the 2019–2020 KU Common Book

Kate Meyer, curator

2019

Visible and Divisible America: In Conversation with the 2019–2020 KU Common Book

Kate Meyer, curator

2019

Brosseau Center for Learning: Immigrants

Kate Meyer, curator

2017

Not So Silent Cinema

Emily Kruse, curator
Adina Duke, curator

2021

Big Shots: Andy Warhol, Celebrity Culture, and the 1980s

Susan Earle, curator

2009

Teaching Gallery: Africa, South America, Human Geography

2012

Windows: Photographs from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

1999–2000

Fish, Flowers & Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer

Joseph W. Lampo, curator

2002

Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture

Stephen Goddard, curator

2009

Dog Show: Elliott Erwitt

Kate Meyer, curator

2020

Brosseau Center for Learning: Comparative Animal Behavior

2022

The Family in Photography

Stefanie Vigil, curator

1997–1998

Teaching Gallery: Let's Focus

2010

Conversation XII: Politics as Symbol/Symbol as Politics

Burdett Loomis, curator
Celka Straughn, curator

2012–2013

Teaching Gallery: 2012 Mini College: Politics / Haitian Art / KU Alumni

2012

Kate Meyer, curator

2020

Land and Its Uses: Photographs from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

1994

Teaching Gallery: Changing the World: Images of Revolution

2009

Teaching Gallery: Identity and Community in the Contemporary World: An Installation for KU’s National Resource Centers

2011

Conversation IX: Media Memes: Images, Technology and Making the News

Luke Jordan, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Michael Williams, curator

2010