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Photographs from the Collection 1840-1940

John Pultz, curator

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

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

Berenice Abbott

1936

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

David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson, Jessie Bertram

circa 1845

Anderson Studio, untitled — untitled

Anderson Studio

1902

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

Thomas Annan

circa 1868–1877

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

Edward Anthony, Henry Tiebout Anthony

1865

untitled (three musicians) — untitled (three musicians)

circa 1855

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

circa 1860

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

Mathew B. Brady

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

unknown maker, portrait of baby — portrait of baby

unknown maker

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

unknown maker, portrait of man — portrait of man

unknown maker

circa 1850

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

unknown maker

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

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

Eugène Atget

circa 1922

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

Anna Atkins

circa 1851–1854

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

Edouard-Denis Baldus

circa 1855

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

Edouard-Denis Baldus

circa 1860

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

George N. Barnard

1866

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

Felice Beato

circa 1865

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

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

Ilse Bing

1932

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

Karl Blossfeldt

1932

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

Félix Bonfils

1870s

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

Margaret Bourke-White

1938

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

Mathew B. Brady

circa 1861

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

Bill Brandt

1930s

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

Brassaï

1978

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

Francis Joseph Bruguière

circa 1920s

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

Claude Cahun

circa 1927

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

Etienne Carjat

circa 1863

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

Henri Cartier-Bresson

1933

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

Alvin Langdon Coburn

1908

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

Imogen Cunningham

1920

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

Edward Sheriff Curtis

1905

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

Louis De Clercq

1859–1860

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

Adolf de Meyer

1908

Robert Demachy (1859–1936), untitled — untitled

Robert Demachy

1911–1914

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

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

Peter Henry Emerson

1886

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

Frederick Henry Evans

late 1800s–early 1900s

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

Walker Evans

1936

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

Francis Frith

1857

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

Francis Frith and Company

1880s

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

Alexander Gardner

1867

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

Laura Gilpin

1920

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

John K. Hillers

1879

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

Lewis Wickes Hine

circa 1910

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

William Henry Jackson

circa 1880

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

Frances Benjamin Johnston

1899

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

Gertrude Stanton Käsebier

1897

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

Gertrude Stanton Käsebier

1897

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

André Kertész

1933

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

Russell Lee

1937

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

Noël Marie Paymal Lerebours

1842

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

Charles Marville

circa 1870s

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

Eadweard Muybridge

1887

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

Nadar

circa 1863

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

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1891

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

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1871

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

Jon Blumb, Joseph Judd Pennell

1902

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

Man Ray

1923

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

Oscar Gustav Rejlander

circa 1863

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

August Sander, Gunther Sander

1929

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

George Henry Seeley

1907

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

Charles Sheeler

1929

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

Arthur S. Siegel

1939

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

John Stanton

1860

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

Edward Steichen

1935–1938

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

Alfred Stieglitz

1907

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

Paul Strand

1916

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

John Thomson

1876–1877

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

Carleton Emmons Watkins

1867

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

Edward Weston

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

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