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John Adams Whipple

John Adams Whipple

Artist

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PhotographyPhotography

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6

Institutional Exhibitions

20

Works in Collection

24

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WikidataQ1351738 ULAN500030112

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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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

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6335
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

John Adams Whipple (1822, 1891) was an American daguerreotypist and pioneering photographer who produced the first detailed photographic images of the moon in 1850, using a telescope-mounted camera at Harvard Observatory. His technical innovations in celestial photography established photography as a legitimate scientific instrument for astronomical observation. Whipple's precision in chemical processing and optical apparatus design made him one of the most accomplished practitioners of daguerreotype portraiture and landscape work in nineteenth-century America.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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

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Artworks (20)

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.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman)

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

Untitled (Group Portrait of Men and Women)

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)

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 a Reclined Woman)

Untitled (Portrait of a Reclined Woman)

1855 · Daguerreotype

6.9 × 8.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3 5/16 in.); Open case: 9.5 × 16.4 × 1.5 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 5/8 in.); Case: 9.5 × 8.2 × 2 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 13/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Man)

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

Self-Portrait with Wife and Two Daughters

Self-Portrait with Wife and Two Daughters

1854 · Daguerreotype

Overall: 6 × 4 3/4 in. (15.2 × 12 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Moon

1853 · Salted paper print

7 1/4 × 6" (18.4 × 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Group Portrait of Men)

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

[Cornelius Conway Felton with His Hat and Coat]

[Cornelius Conway Felton with His Hat and Coat]

1851 · Daguerreotype

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Professor Joseph Lovering

Professor Joseph Lovering

1850 · salted paper print

image/sheet: 18.9 × 13.6 cm (7 7/16 × 5 3/8 in.) mount: 30.5 × 24 cm (12 × 9 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Untitled (Stone Sisters, Lincoln, MA)

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

Double Plate: Two Men with Sideburns

Double Plate: Two Men with Sideburns

1850 · Daguerreotype with applied color

Image: 6.5 x 5.3 cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.), each

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Elderly Men Conversing

Two Elderly Men Conversing

1850 · Daguerreotype

oberall: 9 1/16 × 6 15/16 in. (23 × 17.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1850 · Daguerreotype

4 1/8 × 2 15/16" (10.5 × 7.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

1845 · daguerreotype

image (visible): 11.4 × 8.5 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.) mat: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.) case (closed): 15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Rev. Mr. Frederick T. Gray and Deacons of Old Bullfinch Street Church

Rev. Mr. Frederick T. Gray and Deacons of Old Bullfinch Street Church

1845 · Daguerreotype

Plate: 10.8 x 14 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hypnotism

1845 · Daguerreotype

Image: 13.3 x 18.4 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portret van een onbekende man met bakkebaarden

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

Self-Portrait with Artist's Brother

Self-Portrait with Artist's Brother

1840 · Daguerreotype

Image: 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4.7 × 3.7 cm); visible

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

20 published of 22 catalogued · 20 with image

The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
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MoMA
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Nga
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Rijksmuseum
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

28 entries · 2 sources

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1845 · Met · 4 prov
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Self-Portrait with Artist's Brother
1840 · Met · 4 prov
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Rev. Mr. Frederick T. Gray and Deacons of Old Bullfinch Street Church
1845 · Met · 4 prov
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Self-Portrait with Wife and Two Daughters
1854 · Met · 4 prov
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Two Elderly Men Conversing
1850 · Met · 4 prov
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Double Plate: Two Men with Sideburns
1850 · Met · 4 prov
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[Cornelius Conway Felton with His Hat and Coat]
1851 · Met · 3 prov
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Portret van een onbekende man met bakkebaarden
1840 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Untitled (Stone Sisters, Lincoln, MA) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Rijksmuseum National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Rijksmuseum

In collection

National Gallery of Art