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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.

Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
Lloyd's Head by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Lloyd's Head, 1944
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 15.875 in
(50.48 x 40.32 cm)
Ekstasis (Torso) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Ekstasis (Torso), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 16 in
(50.48 x 40.64 cm)
City - Sound by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City - Sound, 1972
Gelatin silver print
20 x 15.875 in
(50.8 x 40.32 cm)
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)
Anna Sokolow - The Exile by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Anna Sokolow - The Exile, 1941
Gelatin silver print
15.75 x 19.875 in
(40.01 x 50.48 cm)
Third Avenue El by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Third Avenue El, 1936
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.875 in
(50.17 x 40.32 cm)
Funkia Leaf by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Funkia Leaf, 1983
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 15.75 in
(50.48 x 40.01 cm)
City Shell by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • City Shell, 1938
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 cm)
Fossil in Formation by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Fossil in Formation, 1965
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.875 in
(40.32 x 50.48 cm)
Charles Weidman - On My Mother's Side by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Weidman - On My Mother's Side, 1944
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Primitive Mysteries, 1935
Gelatin silver print
Pure Energy and Neurotic Man by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Pure Energy and Neurotic Man, 1940
Gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in
(50.8 x 40.64 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)
Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Merce Cunningham - Totem Ancester, 1942
Gelatin silver print
Martha Graham - Letter to the World by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham - Letter to the World, 1940
Gelatin silver print
Madison Square by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Madison Square, 1938
Gelatin silver print
12 x 16.75 in
(30.48 x 42.55 cm)
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
19.75 x 15.875 in
(50.17 x 40.32 cm)
Leaping In The Blender by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Leaping In The Blender, 1965
Gelatin silver print
19.875 x 15.75 in
(50.48 x 40.01 cm)
Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique) by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Martha Graham, Lamentation (Oblique), 1935
Gelatin silver print
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Charles Sheeler and His Favorite Beech Tree, 1945
Gelatin silver print
20 x 15.75 in
(50.8 x 40.01 cm)
Amaryllis Seed Pod by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Amaryllis Seed Pod, 1943
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.625 in
(40.32 x 49.85 cm)
Children Dancing by Lake by Barbara Morgan
  • Barbara Morgan
  • Children Dancing by Lake, 1940
Gelatin silver print
15.875 x 19.875 in
(40.32 x 50.48 cm)
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)
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
19.75 x 15.75 in
(50.17 x 40.01 cm)
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