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Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography

Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography

Erin Barnett, curator

North Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition examines architectural photography of the last 150 years. It considers the role that photography has played in defining the built environment. It also looks at the way photographers have used the medium to document, celebrate, and critique the changing landscape of urban and rural areas in over fifty photographs from Europe and the United States.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), Hanover Square — Hanover Square

Berenice Abbott

1936

Robert Adams (born 1937), Colorado Springs — Colorado Springs

Robert Adams

1968

Thomas Annan (1829–1887), Close No. 139, Saltmarket — Close No. 139, Saltmarket

Thomas Annan

circa 1868–1877

Dick Arentz (born 1935), Wells Cathedral, Stairs to Chapter House II — Wells Cathedral, Stairs to Chapter House II

Dick Arentz

1990

Eugène Atget (1857–1927), Place du Tertre, Mars — Place du Tertre, Mars

Eugène Atget

circa 1922

Lewis Baltz (1945–2014), New Irvine Industrial Parks, No. 12 — New Irvine Industrial Parks, No. 12

Lewis Baltz

1977

Felice Beato (1825–circa 1905), Fujiyama from Hamahaka — Fujiyama from Hamahaka

Felice Beato

circa 1865

Félix Bonfils (1831–1885), El-Arhar avec Muerzins — El-Arhar avec Muerzins

Félix Bonfils

1870s

Nicolette Bromberg (born 1950), St. Bartholomew's Church — St. Bartholomew's Church

Nicolette Bromberg

1985

Harry Callahan (1912–1999), Chicago — Chicago

Harry Callahan

circa 1949

William Christenberry (1936–2016), The Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama — The Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama

William Christenberry

1977

William Christenberry (1936–2016), Church, Sprott, Alabama — Church, Sprott, Alabama

William Christenberry

1971

Louis De Clercq (1836–1901), Seville, Alcasar, Porte d'Entrée, #17 [Seville, Alcasar Entrance Gate, #17] — Seville, Alcasar, Porte d'Entrée, #17 [Seville, Alcasar Entrance Gate, #17]

Louis De Clercq

1860

Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966), Stock Exchange, New York — Stock Exchange, New York

Alvin Langdon Coburn

circa 1900

Geri della Rocca de Candal (born 1942), S. Maria Maggiore - Rome — S. Maria Maggiore - Rome

Geri della Rocca de Candal

1975

Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943), Church of St. Lazare, Avallon — Church of St. Lazare, Avallon

Frederick Henry Evans

late 1800s–early 1900s

Walker Evans (1903–1975), Gas Station, Reedsville, West Virginia — Gas Station, Reedsville, West Virginia

Walker Evans

1936

Walker Evans (1903–1975), Rural Home, Southeastern U.S. — Rural Home, Southeastern U.S.

Walker Evans

1936

Walker Evans (1903–1975), Negro Church, South Carolina — Negro Church, South Carolina

Walker Evans

1936

Louis Faurer (1916–2001), New York, N.Y. — New York, N.Y.

Louis Faurer

1947

Frédéric Flachéron (1813–1883), Pont à Rome — Pont à Rome

Frédéric Flachéron

1850

Jo Ann Frank (1947), Gibb's Staircase — Gibb's Staircase

Jo Ann Frank

1971

Robert Frank (1924–2019), Metropolitan Life Insurance Building — Metropolitan Life Insurance Building

Robert Frank

1955–1956

Lee Friedlander (born 1934), Albuquerque — Albuquerque

Lee Friedlander

1972

Francis Frith (1822–1898), Pillars in the Great Hall Karnac — Pillars in the Great Hall Karnac

Francis Frith

1857

Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), State House at Topeka, Kansas — State House at Topeka, Kansas

Alexander Gardner

1867

Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), General Jim Lane's House, Lawrence, Kansas — General Jim Lane's House, Lawrence, Kansas

Alexander Gardner

1867

Laura Gilpin (1891–1979), Indian Bake Ovens, Taos Pueblo — Indian Bake Ovens, Taos Pueblo

Laura Gilpin

1926

Frank Gohlke (born 1942), Grain Elevators, Minneapolis I — Grain Elevators, Minneapolis I

Frank Gohlke

1972

Sid Grossman (1915–1955), untitled (Chelsea, New York City) — untitled (Chelsea, New York City)

Sid Grossman

circa 1939

Ben Heller (1913–2006), Carrier Corp. Building, New York World's Fair — Carrier Corp. Building, New York World's Fair

Ben Heller

1939

Ben Heller (1913–2006), Administration Annex, New York World's Fair — Administration Annex, New York World's Fair

Ben Heller

1939

Anthony Hernandez (born 1947), Saigon Shell Station — Saigon Shell Station

Anthony Hernandez

1974

Herdis Y Herman Jacobsen, Weaver's Cottage — Weaver's Cottage

Herdis Y Herman Jacobsen

circa 1900

Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours (1807–1873), Portal de Notre Dame de Reims — Portal de Notre Dame de Reims

Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours

circa 1843

Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), Splitting — Splitting

Gordon Matta-Clark

1974–1975

Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938), Haratwig House, Truro — Haratwig House, Truro

Joel Meyerowitz

1976

Wright Morris (1910–1998), Gano Grain Elevator, Western Kansas — Gano Grain Elevator, Western Kansas

Wright Morris

1940

Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897–1966), Altes Spital — Altes Spital

Albert Renger-Patzsch

circa 1935

Paolo Salviati (1818–1894), Loggie Del Palazzo Ducale verso la Chiesa Della Salute — Loggie Del Palazzo Ducale verso la Chiesa Della Salute

Paolo Salviati

mid 1800s

Paolo Salviati (1818–1894), Palazzo Rezzonico — Palazzo Rezzonico

Paolo Salviati

mid 1800s

Peter Sekaer (1901–1950), New Orleans — New Orleans

Peter Sekaer

circa 1939

Stephen Shore (born 1947), untitled — untitled

Stephen Shore

1975

Art Sinsabaugh (1924–1983), Chi. LA #155 — Chi. LA #155

Art Sinsabaugh

circa 1964

Giorgio Sommer (1834–1914), Temple of Castor and Pollux — Temple of Castor and Pollux

Giorgio Sommer

1886

John Stanton (1799–1888), untitled (Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick) — untitled (Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick)

John Stanton

circa 1860

Edward Steichen (1879–1973), Rockefeller Center — Rockefeller Center

Edward Steichen

1935–1938

Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), Old and New New York — Old and New New York

Alfred Stieglitz

1910

Paul Strand (1890–1976); Richard Benson (born 1943), The White Fence, Port Kent, New York — The White Fence, Port Kent, New York

Paul Strand, Richard Benson

1916

Paul Strand (1890–1976), From the Viaduct, New York — From the Viaduct, New York

Paul Strand

1916

Max Yavno (1911–1985), Garage Doors — Garage Doors

Max Yavno

1947

Lawrence Windmill — Lawrence Windmill

1904

First Street Schoolhouse, Bangor, Maine — First Street Schoolhouse, Bangor, Maine

1909

The Nave from the Eastern Dome of the Crystal Palace — The Nave from the Eastern Dome of the Crystal Palace

1862