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William H. Rau

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WA-00029057

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WikidataQ8010564 ULAN500013054

MoMA

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William Rau and the Railroad

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4822
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/william-rau
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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

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Artworks (75)

William H. Rau

1917 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23.9 x 16.4 cm (9 7/16 x 6 7/16")

National Portrait Gallery

The New Stone Bridge over the Susquehanna River at Rockville, Pennsylvania

1900 · Platinum print

16 5/8 × 59 1/16" (42.3 × 150 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Towanda from Table Rock, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad

1899 · albumen silver print

sheet and image: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (43.8 x 52.0 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Owasco Lake, Cascade Glen, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad

1899 · albumen silver print

sheet and image: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (43.8 x 52.1 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Seneca Lake and Watkins Glen, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad

1899 · albumen silver print

sheet and image: 17 1/4 x 20 3/8 in. (43.8 x 51.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cathedral Rocks, Susquehanna River near Meshoppen, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad

1899 · albumen silver print

sheet: 17 1/4 x 20 3/8 in. (43.8 x 51.8 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Oil Pumping Station, near Athens, for the Lehigh Valley Railroad

1899 · albumen silver print

sheet and image: 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (43.8 x 52.1 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sampson's Fleet. U.S. Battleship "Oregon", Forward Deck

1898 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8.2 × 17.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.7 cm (3 7/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sampson's Fleet. U.S. Battleship "Oregon", Forward Deck

1898 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8.2 × 17.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 in.); Card: 8.6 × 17.7 cm (3 7/16 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Admiral Dewey, Hero of Manila

1898 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image (each): 3 x 3 1/4 in. (7.6 x 8.3 cm.) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sampson's Fleet. A Gunner of the "Iowa"

1898 · albumen silver print mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image: 3 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (8.3 x 15.5 cm.) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Peace Jubilee, Philadelphia. Triumphal Arch, Court of Honor, Illuminated

1898 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet (each): 3 x 3 1/4 in. (7.6 x 8.3 cm.) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Picturesque Susquehanna, near Laceyville, L.V.R.R.

1898 · Albumen silver print from a glass negative

17 1/8 × 20 1/2" (43.5 × 52.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Up Chestnut Street

1896 · Albumen silver print, stereo

Each image: 8.3 × 7.6 cm (3 5/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.7 × 17.8 cm (3 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eavesdroppers

1896 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image (each): 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Photographing Our Country Cousins

1896 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image (each): 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm.) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Eavesdroppers Dropped

1896 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image (each): 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

He Wanted a New Pair

1896 · albumen silver prints mounted to stereographic card

sheet and image (each): 3 x 3 1/4 in. (7.6 x 8.3 cm.) arched top

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Bethlehem, Calypso Island

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.5 × 52 cm (17 1/8 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 49.7 × 60.5 cm (19 9/16 × 23 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Hemlock Forest

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.7 × 52.1 cm (17 3/16 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 49.7 × 59.1 cm (19 9/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Susquehanna At Wyalusing

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.7 × 52.2 cm (17 3/16 × 20 9/16 in.) mount: 49.6 × 59 cm (19 1/2 × 23 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Easton, From Weygat Mountain

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.5 × 52 cm (17 1/8 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 49.7 × 60.6 cm (19 9/16 × 23 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Nesquehoning Valley, From Packer's Point

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.8 × 52.1 cm (17 1/4 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 49.7 × 59.1 cm (19 9/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Morris Canal From Green's Bridge

1895 · albumen print

image: 43.3 × 52 cm (17 1/16 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 50 × 60.5 cm (19 11/16 × 23 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (7)

75 published of 80 catalogued · 78 with image

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Smithsonian
16 published16 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published4 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
The Met
2 published
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

40 entries · 1 sources

The Susquehanna Near Wyalusing
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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The Lehigh, At Turkey Run
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Easton, From Weygat Mountain
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Cathedral Rocks, Susquehanna Near Meshoppen
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Easton and Weygat Mountain
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Nesquehoning Valley, From Packer's Point
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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East View of Standing Stone
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Musconetcong Curve
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Easton, Pardee Hall, Lafayette College
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Susquehanna at Standing Stone
1895 · Nga · 4 prov
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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National Gallery of Art

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National Portrait Gallery

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Exhibitions and timeline

Solo Exhibition William Rau and the Railroad

New York · 1987