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Don Worth

Don Worth

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WA-00030136

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38

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62

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6454
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Don Worth was an American photographer whose practice centered on precise black-and-white landscape and nature studies, often of California subjects. Working primarily with large-format cameras and employing meticulous darkroom technique, he developed a formal, almost architectural approach to composition that emphasized tonal gradation and geometric patterning in natural forms. Active from the postwar period through the early 2000s, Worth's work reflected a commitment to craft and optical clarity within the modernist photography tradition.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (38)

Leaf: Alocasia Indica Metallica, Mill Valley, California

Leaf: Alocasia Indica Metallica, Mill Valley, California

1978 · Silver dye bleach print

9 3/8 × 6 3/8" (23.9 × 16.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tropical Leaves: Hoffmannia Refulgens, Mill Valley, California

Tropical Leaves: Hoffmannia Refulgens, Mill Valley, California

1975 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 12 1/16" (23.8 × 30.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cathedral Ruins, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico

Cathedral Ruins, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico

1972 · Gelatin silver print

11 5/16 × 8 7/8" (28.7 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1971 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Meridian/22" (1971)

Image/paper: 25.6 × 33 cm (10 1/8 × 13 in.); Mount: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1970 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/8 × 13" (25.7 × 33.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

1969 · Gelatin silver print, from the "Visual Dialogue Foundation Founders Portfolio" (1971)

Image/paper: 30.2 × 23.6 cm (11 15/16 × 9 5/16 in.); First mount: 31 × 24.2 cm (12 1/4 × 9 9/16 in.); Second mount: 46 × 35.6 cm (18 1/8 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

1969 · Gelatin silver print

12 × 9 1/16" (30.4 × 23.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

Rocks and Surf, San Francisco

1969 · Gelatin silver print

11 15/16 × 9 5/16" (30.3 × 23.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Succulent: Echeveria Subrigida Hybrid, Mill Valley, California

Succulent: Echeveria Subrigida Hybrid, Mill Valley, California

1968 · Gelatin silver print

8 13/16 × 9 5/8" (22.4 × 24.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Grass and Water, Mt Baker, Washington

Grass and Water, Mt Baker, Washington

1962 · Gelatin silver print

12 1/2 × 9 11/16" (31.7 × 24.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled portfolio of six photographs

1958 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Aspen Trees, New Mexico

Aspen Trees, New Mexico

1958 · Gelatin silver print

11 × 8 13/16" (28.0 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kelp, Santa Cruz

Kelp, Santa Cruz

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 18.7 × 13.3 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/4 in.); Mount: 40.5 × 31.7 cm (16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Grass, Arizona

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 18.6 × 24.1 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Pacific, Pescadero

The Pacific, Pescadero

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 18.2 × 22.8 cm (7 3/16 × 9 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aspens, Colorado

Aspens, Colorado

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 22.8 × 18.2 cm (9 × 7 3/16 in.); Mount: 40.5 × 31.7 cm (16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Winter, Yosemite

Winter, Yosemite

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 19.3 × 22.9 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Surf, Gualala

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 18.7 × 24.4 cm (7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gravestone, Mendocino

Gravestone, Mendocino

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 21.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Mount: 40.5 × 31.7 cm (16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Burned Driftwood, Mendocino

Burned Driftwood, Mendocino

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 13.6 × 17.1 cm (5 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eucalyptus, Somona

Eucalyptus, Somona

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 23.6 × 18.4 cm (9 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Mount: 40.5 × 31.7 cm (16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dune Grass, Mendocino

Dune Grass, Mendocino

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 18.3 × 24.4 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.); Mount: 31.7 × 40.5 cm (12 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Autumn, Oregon

1957 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Don Worth Twelve Photographs" (1957)

Image/paper: 24.1 × 19.3 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.); Mount: 40.5 × 31.7 cm (16 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portfolio of Twelve Photographs

Portfolio of Twelve Photographs

Art Institute of Chicago

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38 published of 61 catalogued · 57 with image

MoMA
23 publishedof 46 catalogued42 img
Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img

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Autumn, Oregon (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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