Nearly all, as it turns out–it seems I missed a few, and some were by my favorite photographers, such as Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, and William Eggleston.
There are about sixty-six posted here.
Some are classics, like photographs by Walker Evans and Robert Frank, while some are a bit surprising but welcome additions, such as Andreas Feininger’s oddly compelling photo, “Diver.”
Sorry that some are out of focus, but hopefully you get the idea of the breadth of work shown at the new Whit. Note that a few photographic art works were not included because I deemed the artists to be mostly known as conceptualists who use photography. Just my approach.
Tops as most interesting were some of the seminal Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Stills, the sublime Lewis Hine print, the odd ads by Edward Steichen and Edward Steichen, the powerful Elvin Jones Roy picture by DeCarava, and work by David Armstrong and Francesca Woodman.
Alfred Stieglitz, Songs of the Sky B3, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumImogen Cunningham, Martha Graham 2, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMan Ray, Contrasted Circular Forms with Pair of Optical Black Dots, photogram in “America Is Hard to See”Man Ray, Metal Laboratory Objects, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMargaret Bourke-White, George Washington Bridge, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumIlse Bing, Dead End II (Smokestacks, Queensborough Bridge), photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLewis Hine, Untitled (No Fear of Heights), photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumEdward Steichen, Self-Portrait with Photographer’s Paraphenalia, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumToyo Miyatake, Self Portrait, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRalph Steiner, (Louis Lozowick with gears), photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMargaret Bourke-White, Edison Electric, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumEdward Steichen, Advertisement for Gorham Silver, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumEdward Steichen, Ad for Coty Lipstick, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumEdward Steichen, Paul Robeson as the Emperor Jones, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRoy DeCarava, Elvin Jones, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRoy DeCarava, Coltrane and Elvin, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLisette Model, Sammy’s, New York, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumWilliam Klein, Selwyn, 42nd Street, New York, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLisette Model, Albert-Alberta, Hubert’s Forty-Second Street Flea Circus, New York, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumWeegee, variant of “Slum clearance project–Hell’s Kitchen, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumWeegee, The Critic, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRobert Frank, Formal Reception, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMargaret Bourke-White, The Louisville Flood, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDorothea Lange, Child of Migrant Family Suffering from Tuberculosis of the Bone, California, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDorothea Lange, Demonstration, SF, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumWalker Evans, Torn Movie Poster, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAndreas Feininger, Diver, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMan Ray, Juliet in the Mirror, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAnsel Adams, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLorna Simpson, 2 Tracks, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumCatherine Opie, Self-Portrait/Cutting, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAn-My Le, 20 Palms: Guard, Combat Operations Center, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumZoe Leonard, from Analogue, photographs in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLaToya Ruby Frazier, Landscape of the Body (Epilepsy Test), photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumChristopher Williams, One of 406 Ceiling Panels (23 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches each) Covered on the back with striped paper (green and white) Each Stripe is 8.7 cm. >From “Frost and Defrost: A Work In Situ By Daniel Buren:, Otis Art Institute Gallery, 2401 Wilshire Boulevard, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumPeter Hujar, David Lighting Up, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumPeter Hujar, West Side Parking Lots, NYC, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDavid Wojnarowicz, Untitled, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDavid Wojnarowicz, Untitled, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDavid Wojnarowicz, Untitled, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRobert Mapplethorpe, Self-Portrait, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMark Morrisroe, Untitled, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumDavid Armstrong, French Chris, Rue André Antoine, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumMark Morrisroe, Untitled, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRobert Mapplethorpe, American Flag, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLouise Lawler, Does Marilyn Monroe Make You Cry?, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumRichard Prince, Spiritual America, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumWilliam Leavitt, Spectral Analysis, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumSarah Charlesworth, Fear of Nothing, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLucas Samaras, AutoPolaroid, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLucas Samaras, AutoPolaroid, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLaurie Simmons, Woman Listening to Radio, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLaurie Simmons, Mother/Nursery, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumLaurie Simmons, New bathroom/Aerial View/Sunlight, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumSturtevant, Duchamp Man Ray Portrait, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumCindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #14, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumCindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #45, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumCindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #23, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumCindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #27, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAsco, Decoy Gang War Victim, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAsco, No Canary, 1977, from No Movies, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumAsco, No Movie (Stars), 1978, from No Movies,, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney MuseumFrancesca Woodman, Then at one point I did not need to translate the notes; they went directly to my hands, Providence, Asco, No Movie (Stars), 1978, from No Movies,, photograph in “America Is Hard to See,” Whitney Museum
With over three decades of experience, Steve Giovinco's recently has created night landscape photographs made a sites of environmental change, particularly focusing on the transformative beauty of remote and challenging locations like Greenland. A Yale University MFA graduate, his career highlights include over 90 exhibitions and is a three-time a Fulbright Fellow semi-finalist.
