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The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado

The exhibition traces the image of the body from early tintypes through classic works by masters of the medium to the artistic experiments of today. An exhibition drawn from the book of the same title by the Spencer's curator of photography, John Pultz. Many of the works are from the Spencer's permanent collection. Organized and circulated by Exhibits USA.

Works of art

Laure Albin-Guillot (1879–1962), untitled (male nude) — untitled (male nude)

Laure Albin-Guillot

1946

Diane Arbus (1923–1971); Neil Selkirk (born 1947); Doon Arbus (born 1945), Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York — Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York

Diane Arbus, Neil Selkirk, Doon Arbus

1968

Diane Arbus (1923–1971), Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md. — Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md.

Diane Arbus

1970

Jean-François Bauret (born 1952), First Telltale signs that the French sun may be sinking on the French Empire as well - Frank Protopapas — First Telltale signs that the French sun may be sinking on the French Empire as well - Frank Protopapas

Jean-François Bauret

circa 1969

Hans Bellmer (1902–1975), La Poupée (The Doll) — La Poupée (The Doll)

Hans Bellmer

circa 1935

Ernest James Bellocq (1873–1949); Lee Friedlander (born 1934), Seated Woman in Tights with Hands Behind Head — Seated Woman in Tights with Hands Behind Head

Ernest James Bellocq, Lee Friedlander

circa 1912

Bill Brandt (1904–1983), Nude, East Sussex Coast — Nude, East Sussex Coast

Bill Brandt

1953

Brassaï (1899–1984), Brothel, Rue Quincampoix, Paris ca. 1932 — Brothel, Rue Quincampoix, Paris ca. 1932

Brassaï

1978

Brassaï (1899–1984), Odalisque (Woman of the Harem) — Odalisque (Woman of the Harem)

Brassaï

1934–1935

Larry Burrows (1926–1971), At a First-Aid Center during Operation Prairie, also known as Reaching Out — At a First-Aid Center during Operation Prairie, also known as Reaching Out

Larry Burrows

1966

Claude Cahun (1894–1954), untitled (self-portrait) — untitled (self-portrait)

Claude Cahun

circa 1927

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

Harry Callahan

1949

John Coplans (1920–2003), Self-portrait (Seated Figure, No. 1) — Self-portrait (Seated Figure, No. 1)

John Coplans

1987

Robert Doisneau (1912–1994), Le Baiser du Trottoir (Kiss on the Sidewalk) — Le Baiser du Trottoir (Kiss on the Sidewalk)

Robert Doisneau

1950

Frantisek Drtikol (1883–1961), untitled (portrait of a young woman) — untitled (portrait of a young woman)

Frantisek Drtikol

circa 1925

Reed Estabrook (born 1944), Educational Dilemma: To Cheat — Educational Dilemma: To Cheat

Reed Estabrook

1979

Walker Evans (1903–1975), Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama — Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama

Walker Evans

1936

Louis Faurer (1916–2001), Freudian Handclasp — Freudian Handclasp

Louis Faurer

1949

Robert Frank (1924–2019), Window Display, Hubert's Museum, NY — Window Display, Hubert's Museum, NY

Robert Frank

1958

Lee Friedlander (born 1934), Topless Wedding in Los Angeles; reception followed — Topless Wedding in Los Angeles; reception followed

Lee Friedlander

1967

Eugene Omar Goldbeck (1892–1986), Indoctrination Division, Air Training Command, Lackland Air Base, San Antonio, Texas — Indoctrination Division, Air Training Command, Lackland Air Base, San Antonio, Texas

Eugene Omar Goldbeck

1947

Sid Grossman (1915–1955), Coney Island — Coney Island

Sid Grossman

circa 1947

Guerrilla Girls (active 1985–present), Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? — Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?

Guerrilla Girls

1989

David Octavius Hill (1802–1870); Robert Adamson (1821–1848); Jessie Bertram, Edinburgh Ale — Edinburgh Ale

David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson, Jessie Bertram

circa 1845

Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940), Bolting Up a Big Turbine — Bolting Up a Big Turbine

Lewis Wickes Hine

1920

Orval Hixon (1884–1982), Beth Beri, Vaudeville Dancer — Beth Beri, Vaudeville Dancer

Orval Hixon

1920

George Hoyningen-Huene (1900–1968), untitled — untitled

George Hoyningen-Huene

1950s

Bill Jacobson (born 1955), Interim Figure #642 — Interim Figure #642

Bill Jacobson

1993

Kenneth Josephson (born 1932), Drottningholm, Sweden — Drottningholm, Sweden

Kenneth Josephson

1967

André Kertész (1884–1985), Distorted Nude #40 — Distorted Nude #40

André Kertész

1933

George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), untitled (nude woman) — untitled (nude woman)

George Platt Lynes

1935

Ervin Marton (1912–1968), untitled — untitled

Ervin Marton

circa 1930

Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), Untitled: Silueta Series — Untitled: Silueta Series

Ana Mendieta

1978

Ray Krueger Metzker (1931–2014), Couplets-Atlantic City — Couplets-Atlantic City

Ray Krueger Metzker

1968

Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938), Fallen Man, Paris — Fallen Man, Paris

Joel Meyerowitz

1967

Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904), Plate 361 — Plate 361

Eadweard Muybridge

1887

Arnold Newman (1918–2006), An historic picture of the New Frontier — An historic picture of the New Frontier

Arnold Newman

1963

Nicholas Nixon (born 1947), C. C. (December) Boston — C. C. (December) Boston

Nicholas Nixon

1983

Jon O'Neal (born 1957), The Bonham Project (Armpits) — The Bonham Project (Armpits)

Jon O'Neal

1989

Marion Palfi (1907–1978), Georgia, 1949 or A Gullah Family, Georgia Study — Georgia, 1949 or A Gullah Family, Georgia Study

Marion Palfi

circa 1949

Luis González Palma (born 1957), Corazon I (Winged man with heart) (Heart I) — Corazon I (Winged man with heart) (Heart I)

Luis González Palma

1989

Gordon Parks (1912–2006), black children with white doll — black children with white doll

Gordon Parks

1942

Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922), Madame Sperber Group — Madame Sperber Group

Jon Blumb, Joseph Judd Pennell

1906

Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922), Reynolds, 19th Battery, Fort Riley, 1905 — Reynolds, 19th Battery, Fort Riley, 1905

Jon Blumb, Joseph Judd Pennell

1905

Anderson Studio, untitled — untitled

Anderson Studio

1902

Francis Frith and Company (active 1859–1871), untitled — untitled

Francis Frith and Company

1880s

Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985), Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma — Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Arthur Rothstein

1936

Sebastião Salgado (born 1944), untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine — untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine

Sebastião Salgado

1986

August Sander (1876–1964), Peasant Girls, Westerwald — Peasant Girls, Westerwald

August Sander

1928

Arthur S. Siegel (1913–1978), Right of Assembly — Right of Assembly

Arthur S. Siegel

1939

Andy Warhol (1928–1987), The Performance Group: Dionysus in 69 — The Performance Group: Dionysus in 69

Andy Warhol

1969

Andy Warhol (1928–1987); Wadsworth Atheneum, Race Riot — Race Riot

Andy Warhol, Wadsworth Atheneum

1964

Weegee (1899–1968), Trampled to Death on Pier after Panic on an Excursion Boat, New York — Trampled to Death on Pier after Panic on an Excursion Boat, New York

Weegee

circa 1940

Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), Magenta Colored Girl — Magenta Colored Girl

Carrie Mae Weems

1989

Thomas Weir (born 1935), Renee Oracle — Renee Oracle

Thomas Weir

1968–1970

Edward Weston (1886–1958); Cole Weston, Nude — Nude

Edward Weston, Cole Weston

1927

Minor White (1908–1976), Nude Foot, San Francisco — Nude Foot, San Francisco

Minor White

1949

Daniel S. Williams (born 1942), 101% Nigger — 101% Nigger

Daniel S. Williams

1986

Garry Winogrand (1928–1984), New York City — New York City

Garry Winogrand

1972

Joel Peter Witkin (born 1939), untitled — untitled

Joel Peter Witkin

1987

untitled (portrait of a shoemaker/cobbler) — untitled (portrait of a shoemaker/cobbler)

circa 1860

portrait of man wearing eyeglasses — portrait of man wearing eyeglasses

circa 1850

portrait of a roaring man with a chair — portrait of a roaring man with a chair

circa 1860

untitled (three musicians) — untitled (three musicians)

circa 1855

portrait of three Union soldiers — portrait of three Union soldiers

1860s

Edward Anthony (1818–1888); Henry Tiebout Anthony (1814–1884), Rebel Artillery Soldiers Killed in the Trenches of Fort Mahone — Rebel Artillery Soldiers Killed in the Trenches of Fort Mahone

Edward Anthony, Henry Tiebout Anthony

1865

Edward Anthony (1818–1888); Henry Tiebout Anthony (1814–1884), A Dead Rebel Soldier as He Lay in the Trenches of Fort Mahone — A Dead Rebel Soldier as He Lay in the Trenches of Fort Mahone

Edward Anthony, Henry Tiebout Anthony

1865

unknown maker, portrait of woman with flowers — portrait of woman with flowers

unknown maker

circa 1850s

Regina DeLuise (born 1959), Cubist Leg, New York — Cubist Leg, New York

Regina DeLuise

1991

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819–1889), Le Peintre Decamps et sa Famille (The Painter Decamps and his Family) — Le Peintre Decamps et sa Famille (The Painter Decamps and his Family)

André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri

1860

Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990), Moving Skip Rope — Moving Skip Rope

Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton

1952

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864–1952), untitled — untitled

Frances Benjamin Johnston

1899

Jill Krementz (born 1940), Party at the Electric Circus — Party at the Electric Circus

Jill Krementz

1967

Helen Levitt (1913–2009), New York — New York

Helen Levitt

circa 1942

Barbara Morgan (1900–1992), Martha Graham - Letter to the World — Martha Graham - Letter to the World

Barbara Morgan

1940

Helmut Newton (1920–2004), Catherine Deneuve, Paris (not published) — Catherine Deneuve, Paris (not published)

Helmut Newton

1976