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Todd Webb

Todd Webb

Artist

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Photography

Representation

None documented

15

Institutional Exhibitions

47

Works in Collection

71

Assets Indexed

0

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0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ3530288 ULAN500124474

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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From the McAlpin Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966–1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Photographs for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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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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70 Photographers Look at New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957–1958

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The Family of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Diogenes with a Camera II

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952–1953

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Then and Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Christmas Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951–1952

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Photographs by 51 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Color Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6272
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Todd Webb was an American photographer known for his documentary approach to urban and architectural subjects in the postwar period. Working primarily in black and white, he captured the texture and detail of American cities and rural landscapes with a direct, unflinching eye. His practice emphasized the material fact of the photograph itself, rejecting sentimentality in favor of formal clarity and compositional precision. Webb's archive includes extensive bodies of work documenting vernacular architecture, street life, and industrial infrastructure across the United States.

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

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (47)

On the Portal at Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch House, New Mexico

1960 · Gelatin silver print

35.3 x 27.9 cm. (13 7/8 x 11 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch Studio

1957 · gelatin silver print

Paper: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.); Image: 30.5 x 26.2 cm (12 x 10 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Chimayo, New Mexico

Chimayo, New Mexico

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34 × 26.5 cm (13 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.3 cm (18 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Old Saloon in Silverton, Colorado

Old Saloon in Silverton, Colorado

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34.1 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Doorway of 1756-Built House in Kutztown

Doorway of 1756-Built House in Kutztown

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34 × 26.5 cm (13 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.); 45.8 × 35.5 cm (18 1/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"The monster that put the emigrant trails out of business, Carson City, Nevada, August, 1955"

"The monster that put the emigrant trails out of business, Carson City, Nevada, August, 1955"

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34 × 26.1 cm (13 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Mount: 45.6 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ranchos de Taos Church, New Mexico

Ranchos de Taos Church, New Mexico

1955 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.5 × 33 cm (10 7/16 × 13 in.); Mount: 35.5 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, California

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, California

1955 · Gelatin silver print

13 9/16 × 10 5/8" (34.5 × 27 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/4 × 13 3/8" (26 × 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chairs on a Porch, Phoenicia, NY

1954 · gelatin silver print

Image: 19.5 x 24.3 cm (7 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Paper: 20.4 x 25.3 cm (8 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Church Near Hicksville, LI, NY

1952 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.7 x 19.8 cm (9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Studio Stove, Paris

Studio Stove, Paris

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Sight: 49.5 × 39.5 cm (19 1/2 × 15 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Town of Ibiza, Port of the Island

Town of Ibiza, Port of the Island

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34.4 × 26.5 cm (13 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fisherman's Wife, Ibiza

Fisherman's Wife, Ibiza

1951 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 25 × 8.2 cm (9 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.5 cm (18 1/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1951 · Gelatin silver print

13 5/16 × 10 7/16" (33.9 × 26.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Café on Rue de la Boucherie, Paris

Café on Rue de la Boucherie, Paris

1951 · Gelatin silver print

8 9/16 × 7 3/16" (21.7 × 18.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1951 · Gelatin silver print

14 13/16 × 19 5/16" (37.7 × 49 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stove in Paris Studio

Stove in Paris Studio

1951 · Gelatin silver print

25 1/8 × 19 3/4" (63.9 × 50.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stove in Paris Studio

Stove in Paris Studio

1951 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 7 3/8" (23.9 × 18.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Towards Pittsburgh from Hill

Towards Pittsburgh from Hill

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 24.6 × 34.3 cm (9 11/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lamp in Petit Montrouge

Lamp in Petit Montrouge

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Sight: 50 × 40.2 cm (19 11/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Courtyard on Blvd. Montparnasse

Courtyard on Blvd. Montparnasse

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Sight: 49.5 × 39.4 cm (19 1/2 × 15 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Entrance to Rue de Seine, Paris

Entrance to Rue de Seine, Paris

1950 · Gelatin silver print

Sight: 49.3 × 24.3 cm (19 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Concierge's Window, Paris

Concierge's Window, Paris

1950 · Gelatin silver print

9 7/16 × 7 1/2" (24 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

47 published of 63 catalogued · 44 with image

Art Institute Chicago
18 published18 img
MoMA
16 publishedof 32 catalogued26 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
4 published
Whitney
2 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch Studio
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Under the 3rd Avenue El at Chatham Square, New York
1946 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Greenwich Village, New York
1946 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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3rd Avenue El, New York
1946 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Chairs on a Porch, Phoenicia, NY
1954 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Church Near Hicksville, LI, NY
1952 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Interior of Penn Station
1948 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

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Lamp in Petit Montrouge (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lamp in Petit Montrouge (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art