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Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham

1883–1976

WA-00016997

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

20

Institutional Exhibitions

70

Works in Collection

154

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ238678

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Artists by Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Photographs of Women

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Photo Eye of the 20s

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Portrait Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/imogen-cunningham
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/imogen-cunningham
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1332
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Photography

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (70)

Transformations in Modern Architecture

1979 · Offset lithograph

36 x 24" (91.5 x 61.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Judy Dater

1971 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 21.8 × 25 cm (8 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Mount: 36.8 × 35.5 cm (14 1/2 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Man Ray Version of Man Ray

A Man Ray Version of Man Ray

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 25.6 × 17.6 cm (10 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Mount: 36.6 × 29.2 cm (14 7/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self Portrait on Geary Street

Self Portrait on Geary Street

1959 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/4 × 7" (20.9 × 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Age and Its Symbols

Age and Its Symbols

1958 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 28.2 × 26.1 cm (11 1/8 × 10 5/16 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Unmade Bed

1958 · Gelatin silver print

7 7/16 × 9 9/16" (18.9 × 20.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ruth Asawa at Work with Children

Ruth Asawa at Work with Children

1957 · Gelatin silver print

10 13/16 × 9 3/4" (27.5 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Effect at Sunset

Effect at Sunset

1951 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 7 3/8" (24.1 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Morris Graves

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 21.8 × 26.6 cm (8 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Mount: 34.3 × 40.2 cm (13 9/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1950 · Gelatin silver print

7 15/16 × 9 15/16" (20.2 × 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Edward Weston at Point Lobos

Edward Weston at Point Lobos

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 27 × 26.6 cm (10 11/16 × 10 1/2 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lisette Model and Imogen on McAllister Street, S.F.

1944 · gelatin silver print

image and paper: 21 x 16.6 cm (8 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.); Mounted: 36.7 x 29.2 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mr. and Mrs. Ozenfant

Mr. and Mrs. Ozenfant

1938 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 7 3/8" (23.8 × 18.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

James Stephens

1937 · Gelatin silver print

7 × 5 3/8" (17.8 × 13.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Bruton Sisters

The Bruton Sisters

1936 · Gelatin silver print

6 7/8 × 9 1/8" (17.5 × 23.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Helene Mayer

1936 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/8 × 7 1/4" (23.2 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jules Romains

1936 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 7 1/4" (23.8 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Madame Ozenfant

Madame Ozenfant

1935 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 22.6 × 19.1 cm (8 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.5 cm (18 1/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1935 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 1/2" (24.4 × 19.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz

1934 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 7 1/4" (23.4 × 18.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Upton Sinclair

1934 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 7 7/16" (23.5 × 18.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Marian Simpson

1934 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/4 × 7 5/16" (23.5 × 18.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz

1934 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 7 1/2" (24.4 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Amaryllis

1933 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 7 5/16" (23.8 × 18.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

70 published of 114 catalogued · 101 with image

MoMA
44 publishedof 88 catalogued82 img
Art Institute Chicago
19 published19 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Hen and Chickens
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Lisette Model and Imogen on McAllister Street, S.F.
1944 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Magnolia Blossom (Tower of Jewels)
1925 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Agave Design I
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Black and White Lilies III
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Snake in Bucket
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Agave
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artwork: Triangles (1928)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Woman - Imogen Cunningham (ca. 1960)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Magnolia Blossom

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman - Imogen Cunningham (1960)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Untitled

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Imogen Cunningham (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

6

Movements1

Collections5

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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