Portrait of a City: American Photography at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery in London presents 'Portrait of a City: A Century of American Photography,' only its second photography exhibition ever. The show traces the evolution of urban landscape photography alongside the development of modern American cities, featuring works by Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Dorothea Lange, Lewis Hine, and Saul Leiter. It begins with pictorialist pioneers in New York and moves through social documentary masterpieces, including Lange's 'Migrant Mother' and 'White Angel Breadline,' and Hine's portrait of ironworker Victor 'Frenchy' Gosselin on the Empire State Building. The exhibition is described as quietly contemplative but gripping, covering from midnight crime scenes to gloomy corridors.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
- Only second photography exhibition in the gallery's history
- Focuses on 20th-century American city photography
- Features Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Dorothea Lange, Lewis Hine, Saul Leiter
- Includes Lange's 'Migrant Mother' and 'White Angel Breadline'
- Includes Hine's portrait of Victor 'Frenchy' Gosselin on Empire State Building
- Traces construction of modern urban environment and photography language
- Showcases urban landscape from midnight crime scenes to gloomy corridors
Entities
Artists
- Alfred Stieglitz
- Edward Steichen
- Dorothea Lange
- Lewis Hine
- Saul Leiter
- Victor 'Frenchy' Gosselin
Institutions
- Dulwich Picture Gallery
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States