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The Body and the Lens: Photography 1839 to the Present

John Pultz, curator

December 14, 1998–February 21, 1999

Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

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

untitled (male nude), 1946

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

Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls, Dutchess County, New York, 1968

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

Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Md., 1970

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

First Telltale signs that the French sun may be sinking on the French Empire as well - Frank Protopapas, circa 1969

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

La Poupée (The Doll), circa 1935

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

Seated Woman in Tights with Hands Behind Head, circa 1912

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

Nude, East Sussex Coast, 1953

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

Brothel, Rue Quincampoix, Paris ca. 1932, 1978

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

Odalisque (Woman of the Harem), 1934–1935

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

At a First-Aid Center during Operation Prairie, also known as Reaching Out, 1966

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

untitled (self-portrait), circa 1927

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

Eleanor, Chicago, 1949

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

Self-portrait (Seated Figure, No. 1), 1987

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

Le Baiser du Trottoir (Kiss on the Sidewalk), 1950

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

untitled (portrait of a young woman), circa 1925

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

Educational Dilemma: To Cheat, 1979

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

Sharecropper's Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

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

Freudian Handclasp, 1949

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

Window Display, Hubert's Museum, NY, 1958

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

Topless Wedding in Los Angeles; reception followed, 1967

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

Indoctrination Division, Air Training Command, Lackland Air Base, San Antonio, Texas, 1947

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

Coney Island, circa 1947

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

Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?, 1989

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

Edinburgh Ale, circa 1845

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

Bolting Up a Big Turbine, 1920

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

Beth Beri, Vaudeville Dancer, 1920

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

untitled, 1950s

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

Interim Figure #642, 1993

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

Drottningholm, Sweden, 1967

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

Distorted Nude #40, 1933

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

untitled (nude woman), 1935

untitled, Ervin Marton (1912–1968) — Ervin Marton (1912–1968)

untitled, circa 1930

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

Untitled: Silueta Series, 1978

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

Couplets-Atlantic City, 1968

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

Fallen Man, Paris, 1967

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

Plate 361, 1887

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

An historic picture of the New Frontier, 1963

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

C. C. (December) Boston, 1983

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

The Bonham Project (Armpits), 1989

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

Georgia, 1949 or A Gullah Family, Georgia Study, circa 1949

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

Corazon I (Winged man with heart) (Heart I), 1989

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

black children with white doll, 1942

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

Madame Sperber Group, 1906

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

Reynolds, 19th Battery, Fort Riley, 1905, 1905

untitled, Anderson Studio — Anderson Studio

untitled, 1902

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

untitled, 1880s

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

Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 1936

untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine, Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025) — Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025)

untitled, from the Serra Pelada Mine, 1986

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

Peasant Girls, Westerwald, 1928

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

Right of Assembly, 1939

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

The Performance Group: Dionysus in 69, 1969

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

Race Riot, 1964

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

Trampled to Death on Pier after Panic on an Excursion Boat, New York, circa 1940

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

Magenta Colored Girl, 1989

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

Renee Oracle, 1968–1970

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

Nude, 1927

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

Nude Foot, San Francisco, 1949

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

101% Nigger, 1986

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

New York City, 1972

untitled, Joel Peter Witkin (born 1939) — Joel Peter Witkin (born 1939)

untitled, 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

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

Rebel Artillery Soldiers Killed in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, 1865

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

A Dead Rebel Soldier as He Lay in the Trenches of Fort Mahone, 1865

portrait of woman with flowers, unknown maker — unknown maker

portrait of woman with flowers, circa 1850s

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

Cubist Leg, New York, 1991

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

Le Peintre Decamps et sa Famille (The Painter Decamps and his Family), 1860

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

Moving Skip Rope, 1952

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

untitled, 1899

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

Party at the Electric Circus, 1967

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

New York, circa 1942

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

Martha Graham - Letter to the World, 1940

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

Catherine Deneuve, Paris (not published), 1976

Monument Odessa, Christian Boltanski (1944–2021) — Christian Boltanski (1944–2021)

Monument Odessa, 1991