Untitled
Gelatin silver print
4 3/4 × 6 3/4" (12.1 × 17.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Alexander Hammid
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WA-00035524
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4
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9
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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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Modern Handmade Jewelry
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Alexander Hammid was an American experimental filmmaker whose work explored abstraction, light, and temporal rhythm in avant-garde cinema during the mid-twentieth century. Working with film as a medium for visual investigation rather than narrative, he developed an approach centered on the formal properties of light and duration. His practice contributed to the broader development of abstract film in postwar American art.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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