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Artists›Erich Hartmann

Erich Hartmann

1922–1999

WA-00018619

Munich, Germany

Photography

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ71242

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

No image

Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

No image

Photographs for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2524
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/erich-hartmann
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Erich Hartmann was a German-American photographer whose black-and-white documentary practice centered on intimate scenes of everyday life and social conditions across Europe and the United States. Working in the mid-twentieth century, his approach emphasized observational precision and human presence within complex social landscapes. His archive remains a significant record of post-war European and American society.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

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Robert Kennedy on Airplane During the Presidential Elections

1968 · gelatin silver print

Image: 30 x 20.1 cm (11 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 30 x 20.1 cm (11 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Robert F. Kennedy and his Wife Ethel, Just Before Announcing his Candidacy for Presidency, Washington, D.C.

1968 · gelatin silver print

Image: 19.5 x 29.6 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Richard Nixon supporters at a rally during the presidential elections, November 1968

1968 · vintage gelatin silver print

Image: 29.3 x 19.5 cm (11 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 29.3 x 19.5 cm (11 9/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Churchill Funeral: The Procession Crosses the City in the Direction of St. Paul, London, January 29, 1965

1965 · gelatin silver print

Image: 29.2 x 19.4 cm (11 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Lovers in Phoenix Park, Dublin

1964 · Gelatin silver print

22 × 29.9 cm (8 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Balzac

1963 · Gelatin silver print

13 7/8 × 9 3/8" (35.2 × 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Age of Bronze

1963 · Gelatin silver print

13 7/8 × 9 3/8" (35.2 × 23.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1958 · Gelatin silver print

13 5/16 × 20 3/16" (33.8 × 51.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Willi the Clown, Tel Aviv

1957 · Gelatin silver print

13 × 8 5/8" (33.0 × 21.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Eisenhower Club of Dallas at Political Rally

1952 · gelatin silver print

Image: 16.9 x 25.1 cm (6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.); Paper: 16.9 x 25.1 cm (6 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Woman Holding "I Like Ike" Flyer at Eisenhower Rally

1952 · gelatin silver print

Image: 17.1 x 25.1 cm (6 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.); Paper: 17.1 x 25.1 cm (6 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Eisenhower Cover of Newsday in Train Window, November 1952

1952 · gelatin silver print

Image: 18.3 x 24.9 cm (7 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Paper: 18.3 x 24.9 cm (7 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Photograph of Bischof

1944 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 35.2 × 25.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vietnam peace fact-finding mission: one of the peace marchers, a Vietnamese student, wipes teargas from his eyes after the peace march has been broken up by the Saigon police

Gelatin silver print

Image: 25.4 × 16.7 cm (10 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

14 published of 18 catalogued · 11 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Richard Nixon supporters at a rally during the presidential elections, November 1968
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eisenhower Cover of Newsday in Train Window, November 1952
1952 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Robert F. Kennedy and his Wife Ethel, Just Before Announcing his Candidacy for Presidency, Washington, D.C.
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Churchill Funeral: The Procession Crosses the City in the Direction of St. Paul, London, January 29, 1965
1965 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Woman Holding "I Like Ike" Flyer at Eisenhower Rally
1952 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Eisenhower Club of Dallas at Political Rally
1952 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Robert Kennedy on Airplane During the Presidential Elections
1968 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Collections3

Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Edward Steichen Photography Center

New York · 1964

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions

New York · 1960

Group Exhibition Photographs for Collectors

New York · 1960