Welcome to the collection
The Museum of Contemporary Photography's permanent collection comprises more than 8,500 photographs and photography-related objects made since 1936. It reflects the medium's diverse capacities for artistic expression, documentation and communication, with an overriding emphasis on the power of photography as art and idea. At the same time, the works in the collection exemplify the diverse processes and materials that have been used in photographic practice, from traditional gelatin silver prints and color c-prints, to digital methods and a host of alternative printing techniques. The museum is committed to exploring the role of photography in a larger field of image-making, so the collection also includes a selection of videos, three-dimensional objects, and installations informed by or incorporating photography.
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In Focus
The following objects represents the very best or most topical records our collection offers. These records have been selected by our team of curators.
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LWS-R-R 234-9 (woman with picture and man with guitar) PHOTOGRAPH Rogovin, Milton 1992 |
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A woman is holding up a framed picture of a lot of heads. A man next to her is holding up a guitar with a cigarette in his mouth. A picture of two people is on the wall behind them. [More Info] | |
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Day 285 - June 19, 2004 PHOTOGRAPH Deutsch, Todd 2004; printed 2005 |
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A young boy stretched across a hammock. Another boy in the LLQ with both hands outstretched. [More Info] | |
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Day 256 - March 21, 2004 PHOTOGRAPH Deutsch, Todd 2004; printed 2005 |
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A young boy wearing blue pajamas stretched out on a white blanket. [More Info] | |
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Day 325 - July 29, 2004 PHOTOGRAPH Deutsch, Todd 2004; printed 2005 |
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A small tooth on a child's hand. [More Info] | |
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Bombay Images: Ali Yavar Jung Marg PHOTOGRAPH Menner, Simon 2007 |
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A night shot of four large tubes running to the right of a large red billboard and in front of an illuminated skyline. [More Info] | |
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Metropolis 35?00?N135?45?E (Kyoto) PHOTOGRAPH Seely, Christina 2005-2009 |
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Several trees and leaves in the foreground and an illuminated cityscape in the background. Image shot at night. [More Info] | |
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Photosculpture (Rust 2) SCULPTURE Reisman, Susana 2005 |
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A rust image printed on canvas and wrapped into two cone-like shapes. [More Info] | |
