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Documentary Photography & Social Realism — Collection Theme

Curated by University Learning Programs

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Objects in UMMA’s collection related to the theme of Documentary Photography & Social Realism.

Ragpickers’ Hut
1912
Eugène Atget; Berenice Abbott
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Faucheurs, Somme
1890 - 1900
Eugène Atget; Berenice Abbott
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Street Musicians
1898 - 1899
Eugène Atget; Berenice Abbott
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Street Paver
1899 - 1900
Eugène Atget; Berenice Abbott
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
Marchand Abat-Jours
1899 - 1900
Eugène Atget; Berenice Abbott
gold-toned gelatin silver print on paper
The Steerage
1907, printed 1915
Alfred Stieglitz
photogravure on paper
St. Andrews, Baiting the Lines, Fishergate, from “A Series of Calotype Views of St. Andrews”
circa 1916; printed 1943-1946
David Octavius Hill
carbon print on paper
Star Pressing Club, Vicksburg, Mississippi
1936
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Hudson Street Boarding House, Detail, New York
1931
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Bedroom, Shrimp Fisherman’s House, Biloxi, Mississippi
1945
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
School with Separate Bell, Alabama
1936
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Houses and Graveyard, Rowlesburg, West Virginia
1935
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Sidewalk Scene, Selma, Alabama
1935
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
New York
circa 1934
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Movie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama
1935
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
One Third of a Nation
1936
Arnold Eagle; David Robbins
gelatin silver print on paper
Northumbrian Miner at His Evening Meal
1937
Bill Brandt
gelatin silver print on paper
August Pingpank Barber Shop, 413 Bleecker Street
1938
Berenice Abbott
gelatin silver print on paper
Hardware Store
1938
Berenice Abbott
gelatin silver print on paper
Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn
1936
Berenice Abbott
gelatin silver print on paper
Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn
1936
Berenice Abbott
gelatin silver print on paper
Waiting Their Turn, Children’s Clinic, Moscow
1931; printed circa 1950s
Margaret Bourke-White
gelatin silver print on paper mounted on masonite
Bedroom, Fisherman’s House, Nova Scotia
1971
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Street Trash, New York
circa 1968
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Untitled
1961
Walker Evans
gelatin silver print on paper
Boy by Wagon
1908-1924
Lewis W. Hine
gelatin silver print on paper
Luther – 16 yrs. old. Right arm was cut off by a running saw in a box factory. Now attending school.
1908 - 1910
Lewis W. Hine
gelatin silver print on paper
Farm Machine
1915, printed 1985
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper
Girl at Gee’s Bend
1937, printed 1975
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper
Lackarbeiter
1930
August Sander
gelatin silver print on paper
Konditormeister Franz Bremer
1928
August Sander
gelatin silver print on paper
Jungbauern
1914; printed circa 1950-1970
August Sander
gelatin silver print on paper
Gerichtdiener
1932; printed circa 1950-1970
August Sander
gelatin silver print on paper
Chimney Sweep and Children, Ireland
1965-1966, printed 1979
Alen MacWeeney
gelatin silver print on paper
Little Tinker Child, Ireland
1965-1966, printed 1979
Alen MacWeeney
gelatin silver print on paper
Watching—A Street Scene, Dublin, Ireland
1965-1966, printed 1979
Alen MacWeeney
gelatin silver print on paper
Woman Against Wall Eating, and Feeding Baby
20th century
Manuel Carrillo
gelatin silver print on paper
Boy with Chicken, Hungjao, China
1945
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper
Governor Sandoval, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico
1936
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper
Jewish Refugees in Shanghai (View of Camp)
circa 1935-1945
Arthur Rothstein
gelatin silver print on paper

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