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1862 · Albumen silver print
8 3/4 × 11 7/16" (22.2 × 29.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Charles Thurston Thompson
British, 1816
WA-00031135
PhotographyPhotography
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
3
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Publications Referenced
80%
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
- NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Charles Thurston Thompson was a British photographer and museum curator active in the mid-nineteenth century. He pioneered the systematic documentation of museum collections and architectural artifacts through photography, establishing protocols for archival image-making that influenced institutional practice. His work bridged the emerging technical possibilities of the photographic medium and the curatorial demands of the Victorian museum.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artworks (9)
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Artwork sources (4)
9 published of 15 catalogued · 7 with image
- MoMA6 publishedof 12 catalogued5 img
- Rijksmuseum1 published1 img
- The Met1 published
- Nga1 published1 img
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5Institutional
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Rijksmuseum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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National Gallery of Art
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