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James Wallace Black

James Wallace Black

?–1896

WA-00021470

Photography

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

20

Works in Collection

44

Assets Indexed

6

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0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ289479

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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From the Gilman Collection: Photographs Preserved in Ink

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

No image

American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

No image

Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

No image

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

Field Verification (6 fields)

0 cross-verified · 6 single-source

BiographyWikidata· 70%
Birth yearWikidata· 70%
Death yearWikidata· 70%
NationalityWikidata· 70%
Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
Profile imageWikidata· 70%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/582
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

James Wallace Black, known professionally as J.W. Black, was an early American photographer whose career was marked by experimentation and innovation.

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

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (20)

After the Boston Fire, Washington Street

After the Boston Fire, Washington Street

1872 · albumen silver print

sheet and image: 7 x 8 1/2 in. (17.8 x 21.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

"Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee"

"Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee"

1870 · stereoscopic albumen prints

image/sheet (each): 8 × 7.9 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.) mount: 8.3 × 17.5 cm (3 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Eliza "Didy" Ridgely and Possibly Charlotte Gittings

Eliza "Didy" Ridgely and Possibly Charlotte Gittings

1864 · albumen print (carte-de-visite)

image/sheet: 9.3 × 5.9 cm (3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in.) mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

[Edward Everett Hale and Son]

1863 · Albumen silver prints from glass negatives

Image (2005.100.1031): 8.9 × 5.9 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Edward Everett Hale and Son]

[Edward Everett Hale and Son]

1863 · Albumen silver prints from glass negatives

Image (2005.100.1031): 8.9 × 5.9 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.) Mount (2005.100.1031): 10.7 × 6.3 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It

1860 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 18.5 x 16.7 cm (7 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.), irregularly trimmed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Boston from a Hot-Air Balloon]

1860 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

25.6 x 20.2 cm. (10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Boston from a Hot-Air Balloon]

[Boston from a Hot-Air Balloon]

1860 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

25.6 x 20.2 cm. (10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It

Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It

1860 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 18.5 x 16.7 cm (7 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.), irregularly trimmed Mount: 20.3 x 17 cm (8 x 6 11/16 in.), irregularly trimmed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Old Fort

1859 · Albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Image: 5.8 × 8.4 cm (2 5/16 × 3 5/16 in.); Card: 6.2 × 10.1 cm (2 1/2 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fort Dumplings

1859 · Albumen print

Image: 5.7 × 9 cm (2 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.); Card: 6.1 × 10 cm (2 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Generations

1858 · Salted paper print

Image (Oval): 28.1 × 22.4 cm (11 1/16 × 8 13/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four Generations

Four Generations

1858 · Salted paper print

Image (Oval): 28.1 × 22.4 cm (11 1/16 × 8 13/16 in.) Mount (Oval): 27.8 × 22.2 cm (10 15/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Victorian House]

1855 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 24.8 × 32.5 cm (9 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Washington Street, Boston]

1855 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 18 × 15.5 cm (7 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.), dome top

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Washington Street, Boston]

[Washington Street, Boston]

1855 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 18 × 15.5 cm (7 1/16 × 6 1/8 in.), dome top

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Victorian House]

[Victorian House]

1855 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 24.8 × 32.5 cm (9 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of the White Mountain Notch, Crawford House

1854 · Albumen silver print from paper negative

Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.8 × 31 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Ledges, North Conway

The Ledges, North Conway

1854 · Calotype

9 3/8 × 11 7/8" (24.0 × 30.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Head of the White Mountain Notch, Crawford House

Head of the White Mountain Notch, Crawford House

1854 · Albumen silver print from paper negative

Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/16 in. (23.8 × 31 cm) Mount: 13 3/4 in. × 16 15/16 in. (35 × 43.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

20 published of 23 catalogued · 15 with image

The Met
14 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Nga
2 published2 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 4 catalogued3 img
Smithsonian
1 published1 img

Record

Images

Fort Dumplings (1859/74)

Art Institute of Chicago

Old Fort (1959/74)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Generations (Met Museum)

Met Museum

Relationships

5

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art