Modern (1900-1945)
A wide range of media and styles, from cubism and surrealism to American impressionism and regionalism, represent he first decades of the 20th century. The collection also features European examples, a smaller selection of Mexican and South American works, and strong holdings of prints, drawings, and photographs.
Dorothea Lange, American, 1895 - 1965
White Angel Breadline, San Francisco
negative 1932, print 1940s
2005.14
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917
The Creator (Self-Portrait)
modeled about 1899-1900; cast 1984
2005.68
Arnold Genthe, American (born Germany), 1869 - 1942
Arvia MacKaye (1902-1989) as a Child
about 1913
2007.78.1
Stephen Mopope, Ka'igwu / American, 1898 - 1974 | Ka'igwu (Kiowa) | Southern Plains | Plains
Wedding Ceremony
published 1929
2008.1.20
Nakota (Yankton Sioux) | Sioux | Central Plains | Plains | Unrecorded Iháŋktȟuŋwaŋna (Yanktonai) Dakota keeper | Matȟó Wakȟáŋ (Medicine Bear), Yanktonai, about 1842/47 - 1916
Waníyetu Wowápi Tȟá Matȟó Wakȟáŋ (The Winter Count of Medicine Bear), recording the years 1823-1917...
about 1917
2009.65
Marguerite Thompson Zorach, American, 1887 - 1968 | William Zorach, American (born Lithuania), 1889 - 1966
Mountain Stream
about 1917
2012.42
Walker Evans, American, 1903 - 1975
Subway Passengers, New York City (Mother and Child)
negative April 28, 1938; print about 1938
2013.53
William Zorach, American (born Lithuania), 1889 - 1966
An American Family (Sailing; Provincetown)
1916
2013.80
Ada Gilmore Chaffee, American, 1883 - 1955
Untitled (Two Figures with Cow, Provincetown ; Provincetown Scene with Couple and Cow)
about 1917-1918
2014.23
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
The Requiem (alternate titles: El Réquiem; Requiem; Velorio)
1928
2014.54
Bill Traylor, American, about 1854 - 1949
House with Figures and Animals (House with Figures; House with Figures and Snake)
1939
d.2003.53
John Sloan, American, 1871 - 1951
Family on Fire Escape (Ella was a Washtub Woman), drawing for illustration in "Hearst's International,"...
1922
d.946.12.3
John Sloan, American, 1871 - 1951
Ludlow, Colorado (Class War in Colorado), 1914, drawing for an illustration in "The New York Call,"...
1914
d.952.44
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
Study for The Departure of Quetzalcoatl (Panel 7) for The Epic of American Civilization
about 1932-1934
d.978.19
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
Figure study for Modern Industrial Man (central panel, 2 of 3, Panel 20) for The Epic of American...
about 1930-1934
d.988.52.228
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
Transfer drawing of Head with Open Jaw for The Departure of Quetzalcoatl (Panel 7) for The Epic of...
1932-1934
d.988.52.77
Diego Rivera, Mexican, 1886 - 1957
Untitled (Portrait of a Girl with Orange Hair Bow)
about 1935
d.990.31
Rockwell Kent, American, 1882 - 1971
A New England Landscape (Oak Tree and Evergreen)
1903
p.2000.26
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
The Epic of American Civilization: Migration (Panel 1)
1932-1934
p.934.13.1
Max Weber, American (born Russia, now Poland), 1881 - 1961
Portrait (Cubist Portrait; Portrait of a Young Woman)
1911
p.935.1.74
John Sloan, American, 1871 - 1951
A Roof in Chelsea, New York
about 1941, with additions in 1945 and 1951
p.946.12.2
Preston Dickinson, American, 1891 - 1930
Industrial Landscape (The Suburbs; Modern Industry)
1919
p.950.64
George L. K. Morris, American, 1905 - 1975
Composition - Times Square (Composition de Broadway)
1945
p.976.201
Ben Shahn, American (born Russia, now Lithuania), 1898 - 1969
Photographer’s Window (Contemporary American Photography 1935)
1939-1940
p.978.165
George Hurrell, American, 1904 - 1992
Joan Crawford for Sadie McKee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1934
about 1932
ph.2001.29.2
Attributed to Edwin F. Townsend, American, 1879 - 1948
Nude Portrait, Probably Depicting Fred Ritter
early 1930s
ph.983.12.5
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican, 1851 - 1913
The American Mosquito (El Mosquito Americano)
about 1904
pr.2002.42.1
Childe Hassam, American, 1859 - 1935
Washington's Birthday - 5th Avenue and 23rd Street
February 22, 1916
pr.954.20.237
Marius de Zayas, Mexican, 1880 - 1961
Title page, from the journal "291" (No. 1, March 1915) (portfolio)
1915
pr.960.79.1a
Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881 - 1973
Blind Minotaur Led by a Young Girl, III (Minotaure aveugle guide par une fillette, III), from The...
November 4, 1934
pr.965.23.92
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican, 1883 - 1949
Grief (Afliccion); The Peasant (El Campesino)
1930
pr.985.40.2
Howard Norton Cook, American, 1901 - 1980
Chrysler Building (Chrysler Building in Construction)
1930
pr.990.48
Josep Renau, Mexican, 1907 - 1982
La Patria Mexicana Defendida por Sus Hijos
about 1944
ps.987.6.171
Frederic Remington, American, 1861 - 1909
The Rattlesnake (Snake in the Path)
original 1905; cast about 1919-1920
s.960.13.1
Frederic Remington, American, 1861 - 1909
Bronco Buster
original 1895; cast about 1919-1920
s.960.13.2
Carlos Mérida, Guatemalan (active in Mexico), 1891 - 1985
The Reapers (Les Moissoneurs)
1928
w.935.1.45
James Auchiah, Ka'igwu / American, 1906 - 1975 | Ka'igwu (Kiowa) | Southern Plains | Plains
Old Time War Dancer
1930
w.935.1.76
Velino Shije Herrera (Ma-Pe-Wi), Zia Pueblo / American, 1902 - 1973 | Southwest | Zia Pueblo (Tsia)
Rain Dance - Annual Fiesta - Zia Pueblo
about 1927
w.935.1.80
Stephen Mopope, Ka'igwu / American, 1898 - 1974 | Ka'igwu (Kiowa) | Southern Plains | Plains
Indian on Horseback
1930
w.935.1.82
Tonita Vigil Peña (Quah Ah), San Ildefonso Pueblo / American, 1893 - 1949 | San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'o-Woh-Ge-Owinge) | Southwest
Buffalo Dance
about 1925-1926
w.935.1.85
Tonita Vigil Peña (Quah Ah), San Ildefonso Pueblo / American, 1893 - 1949 | San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'o-Woh-Ge-Owinge) | Southwest
Basket Dance
1930-1931
w.935.1.86
Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal), San Ildefonso Pueblo / American, 1898 - 1955 | San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'o-Woh-Ge-Owinge) | Southwest
Rainbow and Deer Design
1925-1930
w.935.1.96