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Eliot Elisofon

Eliot Elisofon

American, 1911

WA-00026977

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

16

Institutional Exhibitions

25

Works in Collection

36

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ5361228 ULAN500294268

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Photo Essay

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Drawings, Watercolors, Collages: New Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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The Family of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Understanding African Negro Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Memorable Life Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

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Color Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Textile Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1945

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Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

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Action Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

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Airways to Peace

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1717
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Photography

Medium

Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (25)

Richard Smith's Studio, from On the Bowery

Richard Smith's Studio, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 43.6 × 62.8 cm (17 3/16 × 24 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 65.1 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cy Twombly, from On the Bowery

Cy Twombly, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.8 cm (10 13/16 × 24 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 65.1 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Willenbecher, from On the Bowery

John Willenbecher, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 65.2 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Robert Ryman, from On the Bowery

Robert Ryman, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.1 × 64.9 cm (25 11/16 × 25 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Will Insley, from On the Bowery

Will Insley, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.2 × 65.2 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gerald Laing, from On the Bowery

Gerald Laing, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.3 × 65.2 cm (25 3/4 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Les Levine, from On the Bowery

Les Levine, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.8 cm (10 13/16 × 24 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65.3 × 65.2 cm (25 3/4 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Charles Hinman, from On the Bowery

Charles Hinman, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.8 cm (10 13/16 × 24 3/4 in.); Sheet: 65.1 × 65.3 cm (25 11/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eliot Elisofon, from On the Bowery

Eliot Elisofon, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 37.9 × 62.8 cm (14 15/16 × 24 3/4 in.); Sheet, folded: 65.2 × 65.1 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Robert Indiana, from On the Bowery

Robert Indiana, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.1 × 65.1 cm (25 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Giorno, from On the Bowery

John Giorno, from On the Bowery

1971 · Screenprint in black on tan wove paper

Image: 27.4 × 62.7 cm (10 13/16 × 24 11/16 in.); Sheet: 65.1 × 65.3 cm (25 11/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bent Umbrella Grass, No. 1

Bent Umbrella Grass, No. 1

1958 · Watercolor and ink on paper

40 5/8 x 13 3/4" (103.3 x 34.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Roddy MacDowell as "Ariel"

Roddy MacDowell as "Ariel"

1957 · Dye transfer print

19 15/16 × 14 3/4" (50.6 × 36.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

1954 · Dye transfer print

19 15/16 × 14 3/8" (50.6 × 36.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Guardians of a Circumcision Ceremony, Bapende People, Belgian Congo

Guardians of a Circumcision Ceremony, Bapende People, Belgian Congo

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 39.6 × 49.3 cm (15 5/8 × 19 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Senecio Forest, Moutains of the Moon

Senecio Forest, Moutains of the Moon

1951 · Dye transfer print

13 5/8 × 9 3/4" (34.7 × 50.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Peruvian Group #1, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

Peruvian Group #1, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 32.4 × 48.5 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peruvian Group #3, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

Peruvian Group #3, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 32.8 × 49 cm (12 15/16 × 19 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peruvian Group #2, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

Peruvian Group #2, Religious Fiesta, Bolivian Highlands

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 33 × 49.2 cm (13 × 19 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hog Island, Virginia

Hog Island, Virginia

1946 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 39.3 × 49.2 cm (15 1/2 × 19 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sans Souci, Haiti

1946 · Gelatin silver print

14 5/16 × 18 7/8" (36.4 × 47.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of Orozco

Portrait of Orozco

1940 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/4 × 10" (33.7 × 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Memphis Child Bride

Memphis Child Bride

1940 · Gelatin silver print

10 5/8 × 13 3/8" (27 × 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Studio of David Smith

Studio of David Smith

1938 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10" (34 × 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

25 published of 33 catalogued · 31 with image

Art Institute Chicago
17 published17 img
MoMA
8 publishedof 16 catalogued14 img

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Images

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Hog Island, Virginia (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hog Island, Virginia (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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