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Exhibition

Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography

Constructions of Place: Architecture in Photography

Erin Barnett, curator

January 16, 1999–May 23, 1999

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

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

Hanover Square, 1936

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

Colorado Springs, 1968

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

Close No. 139, Saltmarket, circa 1868–1877

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

Wells Cathedral, Stairs to Chapter House II, 1990

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

Place du Tertre, Mars, circa 1922

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

New Irvine Industrial Parks, No. 12, 1977

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

Fujiyama from Hamahaka, circa 1865

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

El-Arhar avec Muerzins, 1870s

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

St. Bartholomew's Church, 1985

Chicago, Harry Callahan (1912–1999) — Harry Callahan (1912–1999)

Chicago, circa 1949

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

The Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama, 1977

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

Church, Sprott, Alabama, 1971

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

Seville, Alcasar, Porte d'Entrée, #17 [Seville, Alcasar Entrance Gate, #17], 1860

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

Stock Exchange, New York, circa 1900

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

S. Maria Maggiore - Rome, 1975

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

Church of St. Lazare, Avallon, late 1800s–early 1900s

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

Gas Station, Reedsville, West Virginia, 1936

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

Rural Home, Southeastern U.S., 1936

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

Negro Church, South Carolina, 1936

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

New York, N.Y., 1947

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

Pont à Rome, 1850

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

Gibb's Staircase, 1971

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

Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, 1955–1956

Albuquerque, Lee Friedlander (born 1934) — Lee Friedlander (born 1934)

Albuquerque, 1972

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

Pillars in the Great Hall Karnac, 1857

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

State House at Topeka, Kansas, 1867

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

General Jim Lane's House, Lawrence, Kansas, 1867

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

Indian Bake Ovens, Taos Pueblo, 1926

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

Grain Elevators, Minneapolis I, 1972

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

untitled (Chelsea, New York City), circa 1939

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

Carrier Corp. Building, New York World's Fair, 1939

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

Administration Annex, New York World's Fair, 1939

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

Saigon Shell Station, 1974

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

Weaver's Cottage, circa 1900

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

Portal de Notre Dame de Reims, circa 1843

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

Splitting, 1974–1975

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

Haratwig House, Truro, 1976

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

Gano Grain Elevator, Western Kansas, 1940

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

Altes Spital, circa 1935

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

Loggie Del Palazzo Ducale verso la Chiesa Della Salute, mid 1800s

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

Palazzo Rezzonico, mid 1800s

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

New Orleans, circa 1939

untitled, Stephen Shore (born 1947) — Stephen Shore (born 1947)

untitled, 1975

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

Chi. LA #155, circa 1964

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

Temple of Castor and Pollux, 1886

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

untitled (Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick), circa 1860

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

Rockefeller Center, 1935–1938

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

Old and New New York, 1910

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

The White Fence, Port Kent, New York, 1916

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

From the Viaduct, New York, 1916

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

Garage Doors, 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