Stanford University

Cantor reveals more of its world-class photography collection

Helen Levitt (U.S.A., 1913–2009), New York, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print. © Helen Levitt Film Documents LLC. All rights reserved. The Capital Group Foundation Photography Collection at Stanford University, 2019.45.12

Helen Levitt (U.S.A., 1913–2009), New York, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print. © Helen Levitt Film Documents LLC. All rights reserved. The Capital Group Foundation Photography Collection at Stanford University, 2019.45.12

When the Cantor Arts Center received a gift of 1,000 photographs from the Capital Group Foundation last year, it must have been very tempting to present all of the prints in a blockbuster-type exhibition. Instead, curator Elizabeth Mitchell wisely decided to select works from the gift to be shown in three separate shows.

Read more about this show, on view through April 26, 2020.

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