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David Avison

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WA-00026029

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MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/251
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (11)

Montrose Beach

1988 · Chromogenic print

26 × 81.2 cm (10 1/4 × 32 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Montrose Beach

1987 · Chromogenic print

26 × 81.3 cm (10 1/4 × 32 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

View from West Fulton Street

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.9 × 81 cm (10 1/4 × 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 32.9 × 86 cm (13 × 33 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fourth of July Fireworks, Olive Park, Chicago

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.9 × 81 cm (10 1/4 × 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 85.8 cm (12 15/16 × 33 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

North Avenue Beach, Chicago

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.8 × 80.9 cm (10 3/16 × 31 7/8 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 85.8 cm (12 15/16 × 33 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slater Co.

1975 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.7 × 81 cm (10 1/8 × 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 86 cm (12 15/16 × 33 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Navy Pier, Chicago

1975 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.8 × 81 cm (10 3/16 × 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 86.1 cm (12 15/16 × 33 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tourists, Yellowstone Park

1975 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/8 × 32" (25.7 × 81.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tourists, Jasper

1974 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.9 × 81 cm (10 1/4 × 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 85.8 cm (12 15/16 × 33 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Near the Confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers

1972 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.8 × 80.4 cm (10 3/16 × 31 11/16 in.); Paper: 32.8 × 85.8 cm (12 15/16 × 33 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Under the Illinois Central 2, Hyde Park

1970 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.9 × 80.9 cm (10 1/4 × 31 7/8 in.); Paper: 30.9 × 86.5 cm (12 3/16 × 34 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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11 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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MoMA
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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