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  • A portrait photograph of a young woman who stares directly into the camera. She is wearing a large black hat which takes up almost the rest of the composition, and is used as a background.

    LEFT Lotte Jacobi, Head of a Dancer, Berlin; number five from the portfolio Lotte Jacobi Portfolio II, about 1929; portfolio published 1979, gelatin silver print. Purchased through the Sondra and Charles Gilman Jr. Foundation Fund; 2007.25.15

  • A photograph of a Chinese town or city. People are gathered in the foreground and traditional Chinese architecture is visible in the background. The people gathered are looking up at a rainbow that is actually made of stickers.

    LEFT Jiang Zhi, Rainbow No. 3, from the Rainbow series, 2005, Chromogenic color print. Purchased through a gift from the Krehbiel Foundation; 2010.49.1

  • A black and white photograph of a hand holding out a large glass container. Half of the photo is viewed through the glass bottle and the other half is not. The location appears to be a cattle farm.

    LEFT Josué Rivas, Untitled from Standing Strong: Awakening Series, negative 2016; print 2020, Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle William Turner paper. Purchased through the Anonymous Fund #144; 2020.8.5

  • A color photograph of two flowers up close. One flower head and some of the leaves are in focus the rest of the image is not and very soft. The flowers are white and their stems and leaves are vibrant green. The background is a soft gray.

    LEFT Daniel Farber, Fleabane and Grass, 1969, dye transfer print. Gift of the artist; PH.974.21

  • A photograph in almost sepia tone hues. A figure is hidden and shrouded beneath a massive blanket that covers them from head to foot and most of the floor.

    LEFT Lalla Essaydi, Femmes du Maroc #23 (The Women of Morocco #23), 2006, C41 print mounted on aluminum. Purchased through the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund; 2006.76.1. © Lalla Essaydi

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The photography collection contains objects from the medium's earliest years to contemporary works by emerging artists. Global in scope, the collection is strongest in portraiture, landscape, social documentary, and contemporary photography.

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