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Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Meyerowitz

1938

WA-00021527

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

9

Institutional Exhibitions

197

Works in Collection

263

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ322577

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Summer Light

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Inside Spaces

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

No image

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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My European Trip: Photographs from the Car by Joel Meyerowitz

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Ben Schultz Memorial Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/joel-meyerowitz
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3957
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Joel Meyerowitz is an American street, portrait and landscape photographer. He began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate of the use of color during a time when there was significant resistance to the idea of color photography as serious art. In the early 1970s he taught photography at the Cooper Union in New York City.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (197)

Buildings on Cedar St.

Buildings on Cedar St.

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.4 cm (9 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Worker

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.5 cm (9 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rodin "Adam" Fresh Kills

Rodin "Adam" Fresh Kills

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.2 × 24.3 cm (7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Workers

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.3 × 24.3 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man on Street

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.3 × 24.3 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aerial View from Fuji Blimp

Aerial View from Fuji Blimp

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16 × 24.3 cm (6 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eddie

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.3 × 16.2 cm (9 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

North Tower Foundation West Wall

North Tower Foundation West Wall

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.2 × 24.3 cm (7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Worker

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.2 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Charlie Vetchers, Marty and the Trades

Charlie Vetchers, Marty and the Trades

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.2 × 20.1 cm (7 9/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ironworker

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16 cm (9 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life, Fresh Kills

Still Life, Fresh Kills

2002 · Chromogenic print

Image: 19.4 × 24.2 cm (7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.4 cm (7 15/16 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Interior Customs Bldg.

Interior Customs Bldg.

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.2 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wire

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.2 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

West and Liberty, Dusk

West and Liberty, Dusk

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.3 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ironworker

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.2 × 24.3 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Between the Towers on West Street

Between the Towers on West Street

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.2 × 24.3 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Interior of Taj Mahal

Interior of Taj Mahal

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16 × 24.3 cm (6 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

North Wall Leans on Customs Building

North Wall Leans on Customs Building

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.2 × 24.3 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.1 × 25.5 cm (7 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

North Tower

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.4 × 24.3 cm (6 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Generator with WTC Steel Cutout from Beam

Generator with WTC Steel Cutout from Beam

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.3 × 16.3 cm (9 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Steel on Liberty Street

Steel on Liberty Street

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 24.2 × 16.3 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 25.5 × 20.2 cm (10 1/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Smoke and Steel

Smoke and Steel

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 18.9 × 24.3 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dusk

2001 · Chromogenic print

Image: 16.2 × 24.2 cm (6 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (6)

197 published of 241 catalogued · 210 with image

Art Institute Chicago
133 published133 img
MoMA
44 publishedof 88 catalogued74 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img
Whitney
3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

New York City
1963 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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West 46th Street, New York City
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cape Light
1977 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Man on Champs Élysées
1967 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Watching the Launch of the Apollo 11 to the Moon, Cape Canaveral, Florida
1969 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Screen Porch
1980 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Joel Meyerowitz (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Cape Light (1977)

Rijksmuseum

New York City (1963)

Rijksmuseum

Watching the Launch of the Apollo 11 to the Moon, Cape Canaveral, Florida (1969-07-15)

Rijksmuseum

Cape Light (1977)

Rijksmuseum

New York City (1963)

Rijksmuseum

Watching the Launch of the Apollo 11 to the Moon, Cape Canaveral, Florida (1969-07-15)

Rijksmuseum

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Relationships

8

Movements1

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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