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Henry Hamilton Bennett

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Artist

WA-00026178

PrintmakingSurrealism

Representation

None documented

6

Institutional Exhibitions

141

Works in Collection

156

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ5628273 ULAN500019160

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

No image

American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

No image

Photographs Before Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

No image

Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

Recent Acquisitions: Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965–1966

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The Photographer and the American Landscape

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1963

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/476
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Henry Hamilton Bennett was an American landscape photographer active in the late 19th century, known for his large-format views of the Wisconsin Dells and surrounding regions. Working with albumen and gelatin silver print processes, he documented the dramatic sandstone formations and river valleys of the Upper Midwest with exceptional clarity and compositional precision. His extensive survey of the landscape established a visual archive of the region during a period of significant geological and environmental change.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Surrealism

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Printmaking

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

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Artworks (141)

Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin

Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin

1903 · gelatin silver print

image/sheet: 19 × 23.8 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Along the Rocks Opposite Berry's Landing, No. 233 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Along the Rocks Opposite Berry's Landing, No. 233 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Skylight Cave in the Navy Yard, No. 255 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Skylight Cave in the Navy Yard, No. 255 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8.9 × 7.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Farnese Bull; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

The Farnese Bull; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aphrodite; Herkales and Venus de Medici; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Aphrodite; Herkales and Venus de Medici; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus de Medici and Herkales; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Venus de Medici and Herkales; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Interior View, Libby Prison, from the series "Views at Libby Prison, Chicago"

Interior View, Libby Prison, from the series "Views at Libby Prison, Chicago"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

French Historic Sculpture; Room 11 Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

French Historic Sculpture; Room 11 Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Golgotha and the Crucifixion, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

Golgotha and the Crucifixion, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eastern end of Mount Zion or City of David, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

Eastern end of Mount Zion or City of David, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The old well, En Royel, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

The old well, En Royel, from the series "The Chicago Panorama of The Crucifixion"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Ferris Wheel

The Ferris Wheel

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10.6 × 17.7 cm (4 3/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panorama from the Overhanging Cliff, Wisconsin Dells

Panorama from the Overhanging Cliff, Wisconsin Dells

1891 · Albumen silver print

25 15/16 × 67 1/2" (65.9 × 171.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Layton Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Layton Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1890 · Albumen silver print from a glass-plate negative

17 3/16 × 21 3/4" (43.7 × 55.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Canoeists in a Boat Cave, Wisconsin Dells

Canoeists in a Boat Cave, Wisconsin Dells

1890 · Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1965

13 3/4 × 10 3/4" (34.9 × 27.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Islands from the Cliff at Gulch, Wisconsin Dells

Islands from the Cliff at Gulch, Wisconsin Dells

1890 · Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1965

13 3/4 × 10 3/4" (34.9 × 27.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Capture of the Gun, Lady Breckinridge, No. 1754 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

Capture of the Gun, Lady Breckinridge, No. 1754 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.8 × 17.8 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Confederate Gen. Braxton's Bragg's Headquarters, No. 1753 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

Confederate Gen. Braxton's Bragg's Headquarters, No. 1753 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.8 × 17.8 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Down the river from the Bluff at Reed's Landing, No. 1528 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

Down the river from the Bluff at Reed's Landing, No. 1528 from the series "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10.1 × 7.5 cm (4 × 3 in.); Card: 10.8 × 17.7 cm (4 5/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Historical Sycamore Tree, Orchard Knob in the distance, No. 1750 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

Historical Sycamore Tree, Orchard Knob in the distance, No. 1750 from the series "Kansas City Panorama. Battle Missionary Ridge"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.8 × 17.8 cm (4 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Down through the Falls, No. 1806 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River"

Down through the Falls, No. 1806 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.4 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Below the Caldron, No. 1809 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River"

Below the Caldron, No. 1809 from the series "Dells of the St. Louis River"

1889 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 in.); Card: 10.7 × 17.7 cm (4 1/4 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

141 published of 154 catalogued · 137 with image

Art Institute Chicago
124 published124 img
MoMA
13 publishedof 26 catalogued10 img
Smithsonian
2 published2 img
The Met
1 published
Nga
1 published1 img

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Images

Up the Channel at Steamboat Rock from a Steamer, No. 1076 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Up the Channel at Steamboat Rock from a Steamer, No. 1076 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

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Movements1

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

National Portrait Gallery