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Edwin Rosskam
American, 1903–1985
WA-00052217
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Color Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948
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About
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Edwin Rosskam was an American photographer working in color at a time when the medium remained marginal to fine art practice. His work was included in MoMA's landmark 1950 exhibition Color Photography, establishing his place among early practitioners exploring chromatic possibility in the photographic image. Rosskam's approach bridged documentary impulse and formal investigation, positioning color not as novelty but as essential to photographic meaning.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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