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O. Winston Link

Artist

WA-00028210

Photography

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None documented

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2007300 ULAN500096964

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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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

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3561
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

O. Winston Link was an American photographer known for his meticulously composed black-and-white photographs of steam locomotives and American freight trains, taken primarily in the 1950s. Working with large-format cameras and artificial lighting, he documented the final years of steam rail in the United States with technical precision and theatrical staging. His photographs transform industrial and vernacular subjects into monumental compositions that balance documentary observation with formal arrangement, capturing both the mechanical architecture of the trains and the human communities dependent on rail transport.

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

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Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (10)

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Maud Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove, Virginia

1957 · gelatin silver print

Image: 26.7 x 34.2 cm (10 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia

1957 · gelatin silver print

Image: 9.8 x 12.4 cm (3 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.); Matted: 30.6 x 35.6 cm (12 1/16 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Last Steam Locomotive Run on Norfolk and Western, Radford Division

1957 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/2 × 10 13/16" (34.2 × 27.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hotshot Eastbound, Iaeger, West Virginia

1957 · Gelatin silver print (with montage of second gelatin silver print)

10 5/8 × 13 1/2" (27.0 × 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Luray Crossing, Luray, Virginia

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia

1956 · gelatin silver print

Image: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Abington Branch Arrives Green Cove, VA

1956 · Gelatin silver print

10 13/16 × 13 9/16" (27.6 × 34.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

O. Winston Link and George Thom with Part of Equipment Used in making Night Scenes with Synchronizer Flash

1956 · Gelatin silver print

13 7/16 × 10 13/16" (34.2 × 27.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Norfolk and Western Train No. 2, North through Lithia, Virginia

1955 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/4 × 13 1/2" (27.4 × 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Fringer's Living Room and View, Hester Fringer’s living room on the tracks

1955 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/4 × 13 1/2" (27.4 × 24.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

10 published of 16 catalogued · 6 with image

MoMA
6 publishedof 12 catalogued6 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Luray Crossing, Luray, Virginia
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Birmingham Special, Rural Retreat, Virginia
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Maud Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove, Virginia
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Hawksbill Creek Swimming Hole, Luray, Virginia
1956 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Artsy Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2025	£2,000 – £3,000	Unsold
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2025	$3,000 – $5,000	Unsold

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

New York · 1985

Group Exhibition Reinstallation of the Collection

New York · 1980

Group Exhibition Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

New York · 1979