Traveling Exhibition 'Presence' Showcases Judy Glickman Lauder's Photography Collection
The Southampton Arts Center in New York unveiled the exhibition 'Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder' on July 25, 2026, which will be on display until September 27, 2026. Curated by Anjuli Lebowitz and organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA), the show showcases more than 100 photographs from over 50 artists. Thematic segments delve into the concept of 'presence' through Pictorialism, social documentary, Surrealism, and street photography. Highlights include Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' and Gordon Parks' 'American Gothic.' Judy Glickman Lauder, a distinguished photographer and collector born in 1938, will see the exhibition tour to the Sarasota Art Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, and Lowe Art Museum, concluding on February 26, 2028. Since 1909, the AFA has organized over 3,500 exhibitions.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder' opened July 25, 2026 at Southampton Arts Center, New York.
- Features over 100 photographs by more than 50 artists from Judy Glickman Lauder's private collection.
- Organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA), founded in 1909.
- Curated by Anjuli Lebowitz, Judy Glickman Lauder curator of photography at the Portland Museum of Art.
- Eight thematic sections covering Pictorialism, social documentary, Surrealism, and street photography.
- Includes iconic works like Dorothea Lange's 'Migrant Mother' and Gordon Parks' 'American Gothic'.
- Judy Glickman Lauder's childhood photos inspired Kodak's 'Turn Around' TV commercial in the 1960s.
- Tour continues to Sarasota Art Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, and Lowe Art Museum through February 26, 2028.
Entities
Artists
- Judy Glickman Lauder
- Mario Giacomelli
- Dorothea Lange
- Gordon Parks
- Steve Schapiro
- James Karales
- Norman Seeff
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Patti Smith
- Jerry N. Uelsmann
- Todd Webb
- Lotte Jacobi
- Merry Alpern
- Graciela Iturbide
- Irving Bennett Ellis
- Melonie Bennett
- Nan Goldin
- Anjuli Lebowitz
- Roland Barthes
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Diane Arbus
- Richard Avedon
- Edward Steichen
Institutions
- American Federation of Arts
- Southampton Arts Center
- Sarasota Art Museum
- Gibbes Museum of Art
- Lowe Art Museum
- University of Miami
- Portland Museum of Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Kodak
- Howard Greenberg Gallery
- Galerie Miranda
- Monroe Gallery
- Archivio Mario Giacomelli
- Todd Webb Archive
- PetaPixel
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Southampton
- Florida
- Charleston
- Miami
- Maine
- Selma
- Alabama
- California
- Nipomo
- Berlin
- Paris
- Sonora Desert
- Santa Fe
- New Mexico
- Sarasota
- Mexico