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Artists›Ira Martin

Ira Martin

Ira Martin

1886–1960

WA-00028365

Mixed Media

Representation

None documented

3

Institutional Exhibitions

12

Works in Collection

15

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ43133923

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

No image

Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

No image

Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3792
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Ira Martin yet.

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Medium

Mixed Media

Related Artists

6 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (12)

1933 · gelatin silver print

Paper: 39.4 x 31.7 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); Image: 12 x 9.2 cm (4 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Roof Tree Inn

1923 · Vintage platinum palladium print

Image: 16.5 x 22.8 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.); Paper: 16.5 x 22.8 cm (6 1/2 x 9 in.); Primary mount: 23.4 x 30.2 cm (9 3/16 x 11 7/8 in.); Secondary mount: 42.2 x 32.4 cm (16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1923 · Gelatin silver print

12.0 x 16.1 cm (4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sunshine and Shadow

1923 · Platinum print

12.1 x 17.0 cm (4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Abstraction #1

1921 · Gelatin silver print, printed later

6 3/8 × 4 3/4" (16.2 × 12 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Abstraction #2

1921 · Gelatin silver print, printed later

6 7/16 × 4 11/16" (16.4 × 11.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1920 · vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 9.8 x 8.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.); Paper: 9.8 x 8.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.); Mounted: 18.8 x 14.3 cm (7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Waiting for Tea

1920 · platinum/ palladium print

Paper: 43 x 32.7 cm (16 15/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Image: 15.2 x 11.8 cm (6 x 4 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1920 · platinum/ palladium print

Paper: 40.5 x 30.6 cm (15 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.); Image: 24.1 x 17.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Elegant Woman

1920 · Vintage platinum palladium print

Image: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Mounted: 42.5 x 32.7 cm (16 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1920 · Gelatin silver print

9.7 x 16.1 cm (3 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Ocean Liner, Upper Deck, Stacks and Funnels]

1920 · Platinum print

16.7 x 12.0 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

12 published of 14 catalogued · 4 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
6 published
The Met
4 published
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of Elegant Woman
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Amish Country
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Waiting for Tea
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Night
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Roof Tree Inn
1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Toys in Snow
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Relationships

1

Collections1

Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photographs from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938

Group Exhibition Photography 1839�1937

New York · 1937