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Land and Its Uses: Photographs from the Collection

John Pultz, curator

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

Landscape and land use was the focus of this exhibition in the North Balcony Gallery in conjunction with a seminar on the same topic and the 1994 Murphy Lecture by John Szarowski.

Works of art

Garry Winogrand (1928–1984), Castle Rock, Colorado — Castle Rock, Colorado

Garry Winogrand

1960

Robert Adams (born 1937), Newly Occupied Tract Houses, Colorado Springs, Colorado — Newly Occupied Tract Houses, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Robert Adams

1968

Lee Friedlander (born 1934), Albuquerque — Albuquerque

Lee Friedlander

1972

Jon Blumb (born 1956), Donkey, Pomona, Kansas — Donkey, Pomona, Kansas

Jon Blumb

1980

Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990); Gus Kayafas (born 1947), Lawn Sprinkler — Lawn Sprinkler

Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton, Gus Kayafas

circa 1939

Mark Goodman (born 1946), Kansas — Kansas

Mark Goodman

1976

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

Lewis Baltz

1977

Elliott Erwitt (1928–2023), Teheran — Teheran

Elliott Erwitt

1967

Mark Goodman (born 1946), Kansas — Kansas

Mark Goodman

1976

Jack Delano (1914–1997), Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania — Sign on highway between Sykesville, Pennsylvania and Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Jack Delano

1940

Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), A Concrete Monument to Wine — A Concrete Monument to Wine

Margaret Bourke-White

1938

Roger Minick (born 1944), Freeway Rain, San Bernardino, California — Freeway Rain, San Bernardino, California

Roger Minick

1977

Danny Lyon (born 1942), TDC — TDC

Danny Lyon

1968

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

Peter Henry Emerson

1886

Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990), Negro Sharecropper Family Working in Cotton Field, Georgia — Negro Sharecropper Family Working in Cotton Field, Georgia

Marion Post Wolcott

circa 1938

William H. Martin (1865–1940), We Grow Large Cabbage — We Grow Large Cabbage

William H. Martin

1910

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

Wright Morris

1940

Edward Weston (1886–1958), Windmill, Taos — Windmill, Taos

Edward Weston

1937

Thomas M. Neff (born 1948), Highway 285, Parks County, Colorado — Highway 285, Parks County, Colorado

Thomas M. Neff

1980

Lawrence McFarland (born 1942), Wheatfield near Kansas-Nebraska Border — Wheatfield near Kansas-Nebraska Border

Lawrence McFarland

1976

Robert Grier (born 1946), Nebraska Landscape — Nebraska Landscape

Robert Grier

1973

Larry Schwarm (born 1944), Southeastern Washington — Southeastern Washington

Larry Schwarm

1989

Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897–1966), Ruhrgebiet — Ruhrgebiet

Albert Renger-Patzsch

1930

Hampton F. Shirer (1894–1977), Crown Point and Virginia Mine — Crown Point and Virginia Mine

Hampton F. Shirer

early 1900s

Francis Bedford (1816–1894), S.M.T. Viaduct and Quarries — S.M.T. Viaduct and Quarries

Francis Bedford

circa 1870

George Andrew Tice (1938–2025), Factories Along the Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey — Factories Along the Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey

George Andrew Tice

1969

Earl Iversen (born 1943), Midway School Athletic Field, near Atchison, Kansas — Midway School Athletic Field, near Atchison, Kansas

Earl Iversen

1977

Alen MacWeeney (born 1939), Horsewoman, Ireland — Horsewoman, Ireland

Alen MacWeeney

1965

August Sander (1876–1964), Grüngürtel, Cologne, Germany — Grüngürtel, Cologne, Germany

August Sander

1930

Francis Bedford (1816–1894), Colwyn Bay, the Esplanade — Colwyn Bay, the Esplanade

Francis Bedford

circa 1870

Alexander Gardner (1821–1882), Boggs Ranch on the Purgatory, Southern Colorado — Boggs Ranch on the Purgatory, Southern Colorado

Alexander Gardner

1867

Roger Fenton (1819–1869); Frances Firth, View on the Ribble, Yorkshire — View on the Ribble, Yorkshire

Roger Fenton, Frances Firth

mid-late 1800s

A. Brown, untitled — untitled

A. Brown

date unknown

Lathrop, Pike's Peak — Pike's Peak

Lathrop

1930s

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

Felice Beato

circa 1865

Francis Frith (1822–1898), Mount Horeb (Ras Susafeh) — Mount Horeb (Ras Susafeh)

Francis Frith

circa 1865–1870

Carleton Emmons Watkins (1829–1916), Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove — Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove

Carleton Emmons Watkins

circa 1859

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

George N. Barnard

1866

Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922), John Welsh and Catfish — John Welsh and Catfish

Jon Blumb, Joseph Judd Pennell

1901

Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922), Doctor Hannah and Friend — Doctor Hannah and Friend

Jon Blumb, Joseph Judd Pennell

1909

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

William Henry Jackson

circa 1880

Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952), Cree fishing camp — Cree fishing camp

Edward Sheriff Curtis

1926

Larry Schwarm (born 1944), Plowed Field/Douglas County, Kansas — Plowed Field/Douglas County, Kansas

Larry Schwarm

1974

Harry Callahan (1912–1999), Cape Cod (#376) — Cape Cod (#376)

Harry Callahan

1972

Francis Bedford (1816–1894), Chester, St. John's Ruins — Chester, St. John's Ruins

Francis Bedford

circa 1870

Paul Caponigro (1932–2024), Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England — Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England

Paul Caponigro

1967

Marion Post Wolcott (1910–1990), Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky — Baptism of members of Primitive Baptist Church in Triplett Creek, Rowan County, near Morehead, Kentucky

Marion Post Wolcott

1940

Steve Fitch (born 1949), Petroglyphs on Camanche Gap Dike Galister Basin, New Mexico — Petroglyphs on Camanche Gap Dike Galister Basin, New Mexico

Steve Fitch

1983

Harold Haliday Costain, untitled — untitled

Harold Haliday Costain

circa 1930

Eugène Atget (1857–1927); Joel Snyder, Etang de Corot, Ville d'Avray — Etang de Corot, Ville d'Avray

Eugène Atget, Joel Snyder

before 1910

Terry Evans (born 1944), Terraced Plowing with Grass Waterway, April 1991 — Terraced Plowing with Grass Waterway, April 1991

Terry Evans

1991

Patricia DuBose Duncan (1932–2021), Almost a Tornado — Almost a Tornado

Patricia DuBose Duncan

1977

Eugene Carey, High Hat Bombing Squadron, New York World's Fair — High Hat Bombing Squadron, New York World's Fair

Eugene Carey

1939

Art Sinsabaugh (1924–1983), Under the Freeway — Under the Freeway

Art Sinsabaugh

circa 1964

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard (1802–1872); E. Beneche, Groupe de Cedres du Mt. Liban, Etudes Photographiques — Groupe de Cedres du Mt. Liban, Etudes Photographiques

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, E. Beneche

1852

Mark Klett (born 1952), Site of Gould and Curry Mine, Virginia City, Nevada — Site of Gould and Curry Mine, Virginia City, Nevada

Mark Klett

1979

Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840–1882), Quartz Mill near Virginia City — Quartz Mill near Virginia City

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1868