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Photographs from the Collection 1840-1940

John Pultz, curator

August 30, 2003–February 1, 2004

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

The history and development of photography is charted in this installation from the permanent collection.

Photographs from the Collection. Part 1: North Balcony Gallery. A historical survey made up of highlights from the collection, covering the first 100 years of photography, from 1840 to 1940. These photographs will be up throughout the fall semester, and may well be up through March 2004.

Works of art

Stage set — Stage set, circa 1918–1920s

Ninth Ave. Line and Corner of Radio Row, Cortlandt Street, New York, Berenice Abbott (1898–1991) — Berenice Abbott (1898–1991)

Ninth Ave. Line and Corner of Radio Row, Cortlandt Street, New York, 1936

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

untitled, Anderson Studio — Anderson Studio

untitled, 1902

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

Close No. 139, Saltmarket, circa 1868–1877

View of the James River Pontoon Bridge, from South Side, Edward Anthony (1818–1888); Henry Tiebout Anthony (1814–1884) — Edward Anthony (1818–1888); Henry Tiebout Anthony (1814–1884)

View of the James River Pontoon Bridge, from South Side, 1865

untitled (three musicians) — untitled (three musicians), circa 1855

untitled (portrait of a shoemaker/cobbler) — untitled (portrait of a shoemaker/cobbler), circa 1860

portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, Mathew B. Brady (1823–1896) — Mathew B. Brady (1823–1896)

portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, 1864

portrait of a roaring man with a chair — portrait of a roaring man with a chair, circa 1860

portrait of man — portrait of man, circa 1855

portrait of baby, unknown maker — unknown maker

portrait of baby, circa 1855

portrait of woman in lace gloves — portrait of woman in lace gloves, circa 1850

portrait of man in suit — portrait of man in suit, circa 1850

portrait of man, unknown maker — unknown maker

portrait of man, circa 1850

portrait of woman with flowers, unknown maker — unknown maker

portrait of woman with flowers, circa 1850s

portrait of young woman standing between two men — portrait of young woman standing between two men, circa 1850

portrait of woman — portrait of woman, circa 1850

portrait of man wearing eyeglasses — portrait of man wearing eyeglasses, circa 1850

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

Place du Tertre, Mars, circa 1922

Robinia pseudo-acacia (America), Anna Atkins (1799–1871) — Anna Atkins (1799–1871)

Robinia pseudo-acacia (America), circa 1851–1854

St. Ricquier, Edouard-Denis Baldus (1813–1889) — Edouard-Denis Baldus (1813–1889)

St. Ricquier, circa 1855

Lyon, Viaduct du Rhone (Lyon Viaduct Over the Rhone), Edouard-Denis Baldus (1813–1889) — Edouard-Denis Baldus (1813–1889)

Lyon, Viaduct du Rhone (Lyon Viaduct Over the Rhone), circa 1860

Scene of General McPherson's Death, George N. Barnard (1819–1902) — George N. Barnard (1819–1902)

Scene of General McPherson's Death, 1866

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

Fujiyama from Hamahaka, circa 1865

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

Avenue du Maine, Paris, Ilse Bing (1899–1998) — Ilse Bing (1899–1998)

Avenue du Maine, Paris, 1932

Papaver Mohn, Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) — Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932)

Papaver Mohn, 1932

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

El-Arhar avec Muerzins, 1870s

Through a Windshield, the 40-mile Baltimore-Washington Stretch is One Long Clutter of Ugly Signs, Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971) — Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971)

Through a Windshield, the 40-mile Baltimore-Washington Stretch is One Long Clutter of Ugly Signs, 1938

1st or 2nd Maine, Near Hall's Hill, Mathew B. Brady (1823–1896) — Mathew B. Brady (1823–1896)

1st or 2nd Maine, Near Hall's Hill, circa 1861

Parlourmaid Preparing a Bath before Dinner, Bill Brandt (1904–1983) — Bill Brandt (1904–1983)

Parlourmaid Preparing a Bath before Dinner, 1930s

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

Brothel, Rue Quincampoix, Paris ca. 1932, 1978

untitled, Francis Joseph Bruguière (1879–1945) — Francis Joseph Bruguière (1879–1945)

untitled, circa 1920s

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

untitled (self-portrait), circa 1927

Charles Baudelaire, Etienne Carjat (1828–1906) — Etienne Carjat (1828–1906)

Charles Baudelaire, circa 1863

Madrid, Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) — Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004)

Madrid, 1933

The Cloud, Bavaria, Plate #1, Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966) — Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)

The Cloud, Bavaria, Plate #1, 1908

Agave I, Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) — Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976)

Agave I, 1920

Girl and jar - San Ildefonso, Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952) — Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952)

Girl and jar - San Ildefonso, 1905

Edfou, Grande Facade des Ruines, #9 [Edfour, Great Facade of Ruins, #9], Louis De Clercq (1836–1901) — Louis De Clercq (1836–1901)

Edfou, Grande Facade des Ruines, #9 [Edfour, Great Facade of Ruins, #9], 1859–1860

Still life (Waterlilies), Adolf de Meyer (1868–1949) — Adolf de Meyer (1868–1949)

Still life (Waterlilies), 1908

untitled, Robert Demachy (1859–1936) — Robert Demachy (1859–1936)

untitled, 1911–1914

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

A Reed Cutter at Work, Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936) — Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936)

A Reed Cutter at Work, 1886

North Porch, Wells Cathedral, Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943) — Frederick Henry Evans (1853–1943)

North Porch, Wells Cathedral, late 1800s–early 1900s

Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama, Walker Evans (1903–1975) — Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Farmer's Kitchen, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

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

Pillars in the Great Hall Karnac, 1857

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

untitled, 1880s

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

State House at Topeka, Kansas, 1867

Estes Park, Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) — Laura Gilpin (1891–1979)

Estes Park, 1920

Canyon del Muerte, from Mummy Cave, John K. Hillers (1843–1925) — John K. Hillers (1843–1925)

Canyon del Muerte, from Mummy Cave, 1879

Young Girl in Textile Factory, Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940) — Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940)

Young Girl in Textile Factory, circa 1910

Phantom Curve, William Henry Jackson (1843–1942) — William Henry Jackson (1843–1942)

Phantom Curve, circa 1880

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

untitled, 1899

Mother and Child, Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934) — Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)

Mother and Child, 1897

Mother and Child, Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934) — Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)

Mother and Child, 1897

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

Distorted Nude #40, 1933

Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Russell Lee (1903–1986) — Russell Lee (1903–1986)

Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937

Louqsor, Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours (1807–1873) — Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours (1807–1873)

Louqsor, 1842

Rue Thérèse (de la rue du Hasard), Charles Marville (1816–1879) — Charles Marville (1816–1879)

Rue Thérèse (de la rue du Hasard), circa 1870s

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

Plate 361, 1887

Portrait of George Sand, Nadar (1820–1910) — Nadar (1820–1910)

Portrait of George Sand, circa 1863

Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882) — Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882)

Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock, 1891

Rock Carved by Drifting Sand Below Fortification Rock, Arizona, Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882) — Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882)

Rock Carved by Drifting Sand Below Fortification Rock, Arizona, 1871

Gilbert Emick at Smoky Hill River, Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922) — Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)

Gilbert Emick at Smoky Hill River, 1902

Rayograph #182, Man Ray (1890–1976) — Man Ray (1890–1976)

Rayograph #182, 1923

Young Girl with Posies, Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875) — Oscar Gustav Rejlander (1813–1875)

Young Girl with Posies, circa 1863

Hod Carrier, Cologne, Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964) — Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964)

Hod Carrier, Cologne, 1929

The Burning of Rome, George Henry Seeley (1880–1955) — George Henry Seeley (1880–1955)

The Burning of Rome, 1907

Chartres, Flying Buttresses, Charles Sheeler (1883–1965) — Charles Sheeler (1883–1965)

Chartres, Flying Buttresses, 1929

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

Right of Assembly, 1939

untitled (Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick), John Stanton (1799–1888) — John Stanton (1799–1888)

untitled (Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick), 1860

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

Rockefeller Center, 1935–1938

The Steerage, Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) — Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946)

The Steerage, 1907

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

From the Viaduct, New York, 1916

Cast Iron Billy, John Thomson (1837–1921) — John Thomson (1837–1921)

Cast Iron Billy, 1876–1877

Rooster Rock, Columbia River, Carleton Emmons Watkins (1829–1916) — Carleton Emmons Watkins (1829–1916)

Rooster Rock, Columbia River, 1867

Rosa Roland de Covarrubias in Tehuana Costume, Mexico, Edward Weston (1886–1958) — Edward Weston (1886–1958)

Rosa Roland de Covarrubias in Tehuana Costume, Mexico, 1926

Events

October 2, 2003

Talk

Intern Sean Barker on 19th and Early 20th-Century Photography

12:15–1:15PM

Gallery 404

October 30, 2003

Screening

American Photography: A Century of Images

6:00–7:00PM

309 Auditorium

November 1, 2003

Workshop

Picture That!

10:30AM–12:30PM

Gallery 404

November 1, 2003

Workshop

Picture That!

1:30–3:30PM

November 13, 2003

Talk

Artist Nikki Lee

7:00–8:00PM

309 Auditorium

Resources

Documents

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