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Arthur Siegel

Arthur Siegel

American, 1913–1978

WA-00029447

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

6

Institutional Exhibitions

37

Works in Collection

46

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ18511654

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

No image

Abstraction in Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

No image

Photographs by 51 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

No image

Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

No image

Action Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

No image

Image of Freedom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941–1942

Field Verification (4 fields)

3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
NationalityDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/arthur-siegel
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5416
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Arthur Siegel was an American photographer active in the postwar period, known for experimental work in color photography and photographic abstraction. Working primarily from the 1940s onward, he explored the formal and material properties of the photographic medium itself, moving beyond documentary toward constructed and manipulated imagery. His practice engaged with modernist principles of abstraction and composition adapted to photography's unique technical possibilities.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Photography

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (37)

1969 · gelatin silver print

Image: 11.5 x 16.9 cm (4 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1968 · 13 gelatin silver prints

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1966 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Institute of Design Student Independent, 1971"

35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

State Street, Chicago

State Street, Chicago

1965 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 23 × 34.3 cm (9 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.7 cm (22 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Marina City Under Construction (lower stories)

Marina City Under Construction (lower stories)

1961 · Chromogenic print

Image: 20.5 × 30.7 cm (8 1/8 × 12 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Marina City Under Construction (bridge up)

Marina City Under Construction (bridge up)

1961 · Chromogenic print

Image: 20.4 × 30.6 cm (8 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1960 · Dye imbibition print

Image: 23.1 × 25.6 cm (9 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.5 × 19.8 cm (8 1/8 × 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.2 × 20 cm (8 × 7 7/8 in.); Paper: 23.2 × 20.3 cm (9 3/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver prints (diptych)

Image on left: 20.5 × 19.8 cm (image); 25.2 × 20.2 cm (paper); Image on right: 20.2 × 20 cm (image); 23.2 × 20.3 cm (paper)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Market

1953 · Chromogenic print

Image/paper: 23.1 × 34.2 cm (9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.7 cm (22 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Italy

1953 · Chromogenic print

Image/paper: 23.2 × 34.1 cm (9 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

France

1953 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 34.1 × 23.3 cm (13 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Umbrella, Fire Plug

Umbrella, Fire Plug

1953 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 19.9 × 25.6 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Mount: 30.3 × 38.1 cm (11 15/16 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Headlight

1953 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 25.7 × 20.7 cm (10 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Mount: 38 × 30.4 cm (15 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Plaster Wall, Optical Illusion

Plaster Wall, Optical Illusion

1953 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 20.4 × 29.2 cm (8 1/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Mount: 30.4 × 38.1 cm (12 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cement Mixer

1953 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 16.7 × 25.5 cm (6 5/8 × 10 1/16 in.); Mount: 30.4 × 38.1 cm (12 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

State Street, Rainy Day

State Street, Rainy Day

1952 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 17.1 × 26 cm (6 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 30.5 × 38.1 cm (12 1/16 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Back of Truck

1952 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 16.4 × 24.8 cm (6 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.); Mount: 28 × 35.6 cm (11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

State Street, Yellow Cabs

State Street, Yellow Cabs

1951 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 25.4 × 16.8 cm (10 × 6 5/8 in.); Mount: 38.1 × 30.4 cm (15 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

In Search of Myself

In Search of Myself

1950 · Dye transfer print

Image: 25.5 × 17.2 cm (10 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.); Mount: 38.1 × 30.5 cm (15 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Green Building, Red Door

Green Building, Red Door

1950 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 15 × 25 cm (5 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Mount: 30.4 × 38.1 cm (12 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

1949 · Dye imbibition print

Image/paper: 23.2 × 34.2 cm (9 3/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.7 cm (22 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Barbara)

Untitled (Barbara)

1949 · Dye imbibition print

24.4 × 16.2 cm (9 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

37 published of 43 catalogued · 40 with image

Art Institute Chicago
28 published28 img
MoMA
6 publishedof 12 catalogued12 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Photogram #9
1941 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1969 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portfolio 6
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Cement Mixer (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cement Mixer (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Movements1

Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US