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Roger Mertin

Roger Mertin

Artist

WA-00028462

Photography

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

26

Works in Collection

41

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Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Photography: New Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3939
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Roger Mertin was an American photographer whose black-and-white gelatin silver prints documented the material landscape and social texture of postwar American life. He captured vernacular architecture, street scenes, and domestic interiors with a direct, unflinching gaze that resisted both sentimentality and formal abstraction. His work treats ordinary American spaces and objects as subjects worthy of sustained visual attention.

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

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (26)

Arles, France

1980 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.5 × 24.3 cm (7 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 24.4 × 25.4 cm (9 5/8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rochester, N.Y.

Rochester, N.Y.

1980 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.5 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.3 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1979 · Color instant print (Polaroid Polacolor)

24 3/16 × 20 1/2" (62.0 × 52.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1979 · Color instant print (Polaroid Polacolor)

24 1/4 × 20 1/2" (62.1 × 52.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Phelps, New York

Phelps, New York

1975 · Gelatin silver print

8 9/16 × 12 7/8" (21.8 × 32.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

1974 · Gelatin silver print

9 1/2 × 12 15/16" (24 × 32.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tree, Rochester, New York

Tree, Rochester, New York

1973 · Gelatin silver print

9 × 12 1/2" (22.9 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tree, Rochester, New York

Tree, Rochester, New York

1973 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/2 × 12 1/2" (21.6 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tree, Rochester, New York

Tree, Rochester, New York

1973 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/2 × 12 3/4" (21.5 × 32.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tree, Rochester, New York

Tree, Rochester, New York

1973 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/2 × 12 1/2" (21.6 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Homage to Paul Strand)

Untitled (Homage to Paul Strand)

1972 · Gelatin silver print

8 7/8 × 13 1/4" (22.6 × 33.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tree, Rochester, New York

Tree, Rochester, New York

1971 · Gelatin silver print

8 3/8 × 12 3/8" (21.3 × 31.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1970 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.9 × 31.4 cm (9 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.); Mount: 40.7 × 50.8 cm (16 1/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23.2 × 31.8 cm (9 3/16 × 12 9/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.); Mount: 40.7 × 50.8 cm (16 1/16 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Casual Heart #1

Casual Heart #1

1969 · Gelatin silver print

5 1/4 × 7 1/2" (13.3 × 19.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (J. Floating)

Untitled (J. Floating)

1968 · Gelatin silver print

5 1/4 × 7 1/2" (13.3 × 19.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 10 × 15.6 cm (3 15/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 10.6 × 15.9 cm (4 3/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 18 cm (14 × 7 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 10.5 × 15.4 cm (4 3/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 28.1 cm (14 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled Angel, Near Groton, Massachusetts

Untitled Angel, Near Groton, Massachusetts

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 10.7 × 15.8 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 28.3 cm (14 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 9.9 × 14.7 cm (3 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, Rochester, New York

Untitled, Rochester, New York

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 9.4 × 14.2 cm (3 3/4 × 5 5/8 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 27.4 cm (14 1/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diane, Rochester, New York

Diane, Rochester, New York

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 12 × 18.9 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Joan, Plum Island, Massachusetts

Joan, Plum Island, Massachusetts

1967 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 10.2 × 14.9 cm (4 1/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

26 published of 38 catalogued · 38 with image

Art Institute Chicago
14 published14 img
MoMA
12 publishedof 24 catalogued24 img

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Images

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Rochester, N.Y. (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rochester, N.Y. (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

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Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago