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Becker Gallery
Featuring a selection of American vernacular photographs recently donated to the Museum, this exhibition explores how amateur photographers circumvented and at times unsettled assumptions about what a portrait might be.
Selected Works
"Niagra Falls," ca. 1920, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
""[Where Do I Go From Here?]," 1920, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Shooting Group," ca. 1935, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Boy with Tongue Out," 1940, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Man on Roof," ca. 1940, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"German Siblings on a Boat," ca. 1940, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Man Wanted," ca. 1945, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Guess What I'm Doing," ca. 1945, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Hold Up," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print by unknown artist. Collection of Peter Cohen.
"Two Woman by a Car," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Gesturing Man," 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Two Women by a Car," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Children Eating Watermelon," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Woman Milking Cow," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Man Swinging from a Beam," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Jules in her Cherr Suit," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Dining Couple," ca. 1950, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
"Parachuter," ca. 1960, gelatin silver print. Promised gift of Peter Cohen. º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿ÊÒ Museum of Art.
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Featuring a selection of American vernacular photographs recently donated to the Museum by New York collector Peter Cohen, this exhibition explores how amateur photographers circumvented and at times unsettled assumptions about what a portrait might be. It also demonstrates how subjects established and experimented with their sense of identity through photography.