Photography. Norton Museum of Art - West Palm Beach Florida

Photography has not only attained unprecedented prominence as an art form in the last half–century, it has become a resounding voice in the contemporary art dialogue of the last decade.

The Norton Museum’s exhibition and acquisition programs reflect this remarkable acceptance of the photographic medium with a collection that has grown to more than 2,200 photographs in the last decade. As a result, outstanding photography exhibitions of all genres—from the 19th century to the newest digital works—are available year-round.

Additions to the collection have come from generous donations and significant purchases of some of the greatest names in the history of photography including; Henri Cartier-Bresson, August Sander, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Walker Evans, Mary Ellen Mark, May Ray, Paul Strand and Manuel Alvarez Bravo.

Future gifts and purchases will focus on both figures of historical significance in the history of photography and contemporary artists producing photo-based artworks.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS IN 2006

CINDY SHERMAN (American, born 1954)
Untitled (#120), 1983
Color coupler print, 34 7/16 by 21 3/8 inches, 87.6 cm by 54.6 cm
Purchase, the R.H. Norton Trust, 2006.27
Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures

VALÉRIE BELIN (French, born 1964)
Untitled, no. 01080601 (Black Women Society), 2001
Gelatin silver print, 62 1/4 by 49 1/8 inches , 158.1cm by 124.8cm
Purchase, the R.H. Norton Trust, 2006.26
Courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co.

GEORGE PLATT LYNES (American, 1907–1955)
Jean Cocteau, 1934
Gelatin silver print, 10 by 8 inches, 25.4cm by 20.3cm
Gift of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheim in honor of Charles Stainback, 2006.18
© Estate of George Platt Lynes

GEORGE HOYNINGEN-HUENE (American, 1900 – 1968)
Untitled (fashion photograph of Helen Stedman Cluett), n.d.a. (ca. 1930s)
Gelatin silver print, 9 1/4 by 7 1/2 inches, 23.5cm by 19.1cm
Gift of Helen Cluett, 2006.5

KATHERINE WOLKOFF (American, born 1976)
Untitled (silhouette), 2005
Color photograph reverse mounted on Plexiglas, 30 by 40 inches, 76.2 by 101.6 cm
Gift of Lee and Joan Daniels, 2006.11
Courtesy of the Danziger Projects

HANS BELLMER (German, 1902–1975)
La poupée, 1933
Gelatin silver print, 4 3/4 by 3 1/8 inches, 10.8cm by 8cm
Purchase, acquired through the generous assistance of Jeane von Oppenheim
and the Photography Committee of the Norton Museum of Art, 2006.28

The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida.
The Museum is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring
19th and 20th century European and American art, Chinese, contemporary art and photography.
From its founding the Norton has been famous for its masterpieces of 19th century and 20th century painting
and sculpture by European artists such as Brancusi, Gauguin, Matisse, Miró, Monet, Picasso
and by Americans such as Davis, Hassam, Hopper, Manship, O'Keeffe, Pollock and Sheeler.
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