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Morris Engel

Morris Engel

Artist

WA-00026986

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

70

Works in Collection

76

Assets Indexed

0

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90%

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WikidataQ1948483 ULAN500333556

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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

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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Photographs by 51 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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The Exact Instant

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

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In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

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Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Action Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1730
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (70)

Hot Dog 50 Cents, 72nd and Broadway, New York City

Hot Dog 50 Cents, 72nd and Broadway, New York City

1990 · Chromogenic print

9 3/16 × 27 3/8" (23.4 × 69.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Green Carnations, New York City

Green Carnations, New York City

1990 · Chromogenic print

9 1/8 × 36 1/4" (23.2 × 92 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

All Kinds of Fried Fish

All Kinds of Fried Fish

1980 · Chromogenic prints

Image/paper: 22.1 × 59.5 cm (8 3/4 × 23 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Boys Reading Comics in Chinatown

Boys Reading Comics in Chinatown

1980 · Chromogenic prints

Large panel: 17.5 × 78.5 cm (6 15/16 × 30 15/16 in.); Small panel of two prints adhered together: 22 × 59.4 cm (8 11/16 × 23 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coney Island Scene

Coney Island Scene

1949 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 26.1 × 34 cm (10 5/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 26.9 × 34 cm (10 5/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shoeshine Boy with Cop, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

Shoeshine Boy with Cop, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 32.5 × 25.6 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rebecca in Box, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

Rebecca in Box, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.2 × 26.8 cm (13 1/2 × 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rebecca and her Mother in the Kitchen, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

Rebecca and her Mother in the Kitchen, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.5 × 34 cm (10 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Façade of Rebecca's Building, Daytime, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

Façade of Rebecca's Building, Daytime, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 26.5 × 34 cm (10 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rebecca with Sister on Street, from the series "Rebecca"

Rebecca with Sister on Street, from the series "Rebecca"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

26.2 × 33.7 (image/paper/mount)

Art Institute of Chicago

Façade of Rebecca's Building, Evening, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

Façade of Rebecca's Building, Evening, NYC, from the series "Rebecca"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 26.5 × 34.1 cm (10 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

East 10th Street, Merry-Go-Round, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

East 10th Street, Merry-Go-Round, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.2 × 27 cm (13 1/2 × 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Couple on Street, Radio City

Couple on Street, Radio City

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34.4 × 26.2 cm (13 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Horse Auction, NYC, from the series "Horse Auction"

Horse Auction, NYC, from the series "Horse Auction"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper/mount: 26.3 × 34 cm (10 3/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

Shoeshine Boy, NYC, from the series "Shoeshine Boy"

1947 · Gelatin silver print

33.9 × 26.5 (image/paper/mount)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.7 × 25.4 cm (10 1/8 × 10 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 26.8 × 26.8 cm (10 9/16 × 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.3 × 30 cm (10 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.); Paper: 28.1 × 35.4 cm (11 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 26.9 cm (13 5/8 × 10 5/8 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23.2 × 34.2 cm (9 3/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Paper: 28.1 × 35.3 cm (11 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1947 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 34.5 × 26.8 cm (13 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 30.3 × 26.9 cm (11 15/16 × 10 5/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 27.1 × 30.4 cm (10 11/16 × 12 in.); Paper: 38 × 35.4 cm (15 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

Untitled (New York City Dockworkers)

1945 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.7 × 26.8 cm (12 1/2 × 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

70 published of 73 catalogued · 71 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued4 img

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Harlem Merchant (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Harlem Merchant (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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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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