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John Adams

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MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Selections from the Video Study Collection: 1968�1987

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Video: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986–1987

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Video: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/35530
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum

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Artworks (19)

Intellectual Properties

1985 · 16mm film transferred to video (black and white and color, sound)

58 min.

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Available Light / Light Over Water

1983 · Catalogue and 12-inch vinyl record

Museum of Modern Art

Sensible Shoes

1983 · 16mm film transferred to video and video (black and white and color, sound)

Victoria and Albert Museum

Sylvan Ware

1935 · Vase

Victoria and Albert Museum

Study of the Horse for the Statue of Major General George Henry Thomas

1879 · Bronze

20 x 18 x 5 in. (50.8 x 45.7 x 12.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

William Tilden Blodgett

1865 · Marble

26 x 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (66 x 39.4 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

National Congregational Council at Plymouth Rock

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 37.5 x 47.6 cm (14 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.) Mount: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Freedman

1863 · Bronze

49.9 × 40 × 23.9 cm (19 5/8 × 15 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman)

1860 · Daguerreotype

14 × 10.9 cm (5 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Open case: 15.1 × 24.2 × 1.2 cm (6 × 9 9/16 × 1/2 in.); Case: 15.1 × 12.1 × 2 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 13/16 in.); Plate: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study of a Neo-Classical Full-length Female Figure (from Sketchbook)

1857 · Graphite on paper

8 1/16 × 11 in. (20.5 × 27.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mythological Figure Group (from Sketchbook)

1857 · Graphite on paper

9 1/16 × 8 5/8 in. (23 × 21.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled (Group Portrait of Men and Women)

1855 · Daguerreotype

10.9 × 14.1 cm (4 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Open case: 15.2 × 24.2 × 1.2 cm (6 × 9 9/16 × 1/2 in.); Case: 15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 3/4 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Child)

1855 · Daguerreotype

Plate, approx: 10.3 × 8 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Image, sight: 8.4 × 5.9 cm (3 5/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Open case: 11.9 × 19.1 × 0.8 cm (4 11/16 × 7 9/16 × 3/8 in.); Case: 12 × 9.5 × 1.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Man)

1854 · Daguerreotype

10.8 × 8.2 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.); Open case: 11.9 × 18.6 × 1.2 cm (4 11/16 × 7 3/8 × 1/2 in.); Case: 11.9 × 9.3 × 1.7 cm (4 11/16 × 3 11/16 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 8.3 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Group Portrait of Men)

1852 · Daguerreotype

10.7 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.); Open case: 23.5 × 15 × 1 cm (9 5/16 × 5 15/16 × 7/16 in.); Case: 23.5 × 11.7 × 2 cm (9 5/16 × 4 5/8 × 13/16 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Stone Sisters, Lincoln, MA)

1850 · Daguerreotype

10.7 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.); Open case: 15.2 × 24.2 × 1.2 cm (6 × 9 9/16 × 1/2 in.); Case: 15.2 × 12.1 × 2 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 13/16 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

[Cornelius Conway Felton with His Hat and Coat]

1850 · Daguerreotype

visible: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.) each

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portret van een onbekende man met bakkebaarden

1840 · hand coloring on velvet (fabric weave), leather, glass, copper (metal)

height: 93 cm, thickness: 12 cm, width: 80 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Artwork sources (5)

19 published of 21 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
The Met
6 published6 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 5 catalogued4 img
Victoria & Albert
2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

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1 entries · 1 sources

Portret van een onbekende man met bakkebaarden
1840 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Selections from the Video Study Collection: 1968�1987

New York · 1987

Group Exhibition Video: Recent Acquisitions

New York · 1986

Group Exhibition Video: Recent Acquisitions

New York · 1984