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Davidson, NORTH CAROLINA

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  • Artist: Barbara Morgan (American, 1900-1992)

American photographer. Morgan was born in Buffalo, Kansas, but raised in southern California. She attended UCLA and taught design, woodcut, and painting there for 5 years. She married William Morgan (1925) and moved to New York City (1930), where she took up photography. She is best known for her photography in modern dance.

Hearst Over The People by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Hearst Over The People, 1939
Gelatin silver print
Children Dancing by Lake by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Children Dancing by Lake, 1940
Gelatin silver print
Lloyd's Head by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Lloyd's Head, 1944
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 15.5 in
(49.53 x 39.37 cm)
Amaryllis Seed Pod by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Amaryllis Seed Pod, 1943
Gelatin silver print
Bernice Abbott With Cat by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Bernice Abbott With Cat, 1944
Gelatin silver print
17 x 12.5 in
(43.18 x 31.75 cm)
Pure Energy and Neurotic Man by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Pure Energy and Neurotic Man, 1940
Gelatin silver print
City Shell by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Shell, 1938
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree, 1945
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Double Image), 1935
Silver gelatin print
Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, NY- Peace Meeting, 1940
Gelatin silver print
Ekstasis (Torso) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Ekstasis (Torso), 1935
Gelatin silver print
Beech Tree IV by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Beech Tree IV, 1945
Gelatin silver print
12.75 x 11.25 in
(32.39 x 28.58 cm)
Funkia Leaf by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Funkia Leaf, 1983
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.5 x 15.5 in
(49.53 x 39.37 cm)
Valerie Bettis - Desperate Heart by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Valerie Bettis - Desperate Heart, 1944
Gelatin silver print
17.0625 x 13.875 in
(43.34 x 35.24 cm)
City Street by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Street, 1937
Gelatin silver print
Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester, 1942
Gelatin silver print
City - Sound by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City - Sound, 1972
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawkins - El Flagellante by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - El Penitente, Solo, Erick Hawki..., 1940
Gelatin silver print
Wild-Bee-Honeycomb Skyscraper by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Wild-Bee-Honeycomb Skyscraper, 1973
Gelatin silver print
Doris Humphrey - With My Red Fires (Matriarch) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Doris Humphrey - With My Red Fires (Matriarch), 1938
Gelatin silver print
Leaping In The Blender by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Leaping In The Blender, 1965
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham - Letter To The World by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Letter To The World, 1940
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagellante From El Penitente by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Solo, Erick Hawkins, El Flagell..., 1940
Gelatin silver print
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