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Butler

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70 Photographers Look at New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957–1958

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Why this artist matters now

A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments, with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its appearance. A butler is usually male and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually female and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants were better-paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also sometimes function as a chauffeur.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (7)

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Egyptian Sarcophagus in Storage

2005 · chromogenic process color print

Image: 26.2 x 33.7 cm (10 5/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Mayan Stele

2005 · chromogenic process color print

Image: 26.2 x 32.7 cm (10 5/16 x 12 7/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Medieval Capital and Head of Buddha in Storage

2005 · chromogenic process color print

Image: 44.6 x 38.2 cm (17 9/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Paper: 50.7 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japanese Guardians and Asian Sculpture in Storage

2005 · chromogenic process color print

Image: 41.9 x 38.2 cm (16 1/2 x 15 1/16 in.); Paper: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Wanxian Old Town, Wanxian

2001 · gelatin silver print

Image: 76.2 x 116.8 cm (30 x 46 in.); Overall: 51 x 91.4 cm (20 1/16 x 36 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Blowing Curtain, near LaSpezia

1993 · gelatin silver print

Image: 47.9 x 33.9 cm (18 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.); Paper: 50.6 x 40.3 cm (19 15/16 x 15 7/8 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Capri Lace Maker

1884 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 160 x 84.5 cm (63 x 33 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 1 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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7 entries · 1 sources

Wanxian Old Town, Wanxian
2001 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mayan Stele
2005 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Medieval Capital and Head of Buddha in Storage
2005 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Capri Lace Maker
1884 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Japanese Guardians and Asian Sculpture in Storage
2005 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Blowing Curtain, near LaSpezia
1993 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Egyptian Sarcophagus in Storage
2005 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Group Exhibition 70 Photographers Look at New York

New York · 1957