Getty Museum, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © Imogen Cunningham Trust 2016.173.18
Imogen Cunningham: Martha Graham, Dancer, 1931, Gelatin silver print, 18.5 × 25.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Continuation of the major retrospective
From Seattle to Los Angeles: »Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective«
Her first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 35 years continues: Beginning March 8, Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective will be on view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. In addition to portraits, plant studies and moving street scenes by the style-setting photographer are on display.
March 08, 2022
As one of the first female photographers of the early 20th century, Imogen Cunningham enjoys a special position in the history of photography. Many of her works spanning seven decades will be on view in Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from March 8 to June 12, 2022. The exhibition is a continuation of the first major retrospective in the United States in more than 35 years, whose first stop was the Seattle Art Museum.
Imogen Cunningham's (1883-1976) work ranges from the widespread pictorial style of the 1930s to straight photography to experimental photography, which includes such works as her light abstractions. In 1932, Cunningham co-founded the influential f/64 group, which was dedicated to straight photography. These works were influenced by the New Objectivity and consciously opposed the symbolically influenced pictorialism.
Getty Museum, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser © Imogen Cunningham Trust 2016.173.10
Imogen Cunningham: A Man Ray Version of Man Ray, 1961, Gelatin silver print, 23.5 × 16.3 cm (9 1/4 × 6 7/16 in.)
Recent auction results of Imogen Cunningham
Dive deeper into the art world
Berlin, Käthe Kollwitz Museum
»Käthe Kollwitz – Silent Strength«
The Käthe Kollwitz Museum presents the sensitive side of the artist through rarely seen drawings and trial prints: Käthe Kollwitz – Silent Strength runs until January 18, 2026, in Berlin.
December 16, 2025
New York, The Museum of Modern Art
Political Portraits: »Ideas of Africa«
Everyday scenes, dance events, and changing youth cultures: In the exhibition Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination, the Museum of Modern Art explores how portrait photography influenced pan-African trends. The exhibition runs until July 25, 2026, in New York.
December 15, 2025
