Barbara Morgan (U.S.A., 1900–1992), Nancy Newhall, 1942. Gelatin silver print. Gift from the Alinder Collection. Copyright Barbara Morgan Archive, Courtesy Bruce Silverstein Gallery, NY, 1984.279
This exhibition considers the voyeuristic intimacy of the close-up portrait in thirteen photographs by celebrated photographers Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, John Gutmann, Barbara Morgan, and Edward Weston. Dating from the 1920s to the early 1940s, each striking photograph captures a likeness and the mood set by the subject’s personality. Taken in close proximity or cropped in the darkroom, they present their subjects in great detail but also allow passages of abstraction to emerge from the clean geometry of the compositions.
The Stanford art museums will open to the campus community on April 16 and to the public on April 21 at 25% capacity.
Free timed tickets are required and will be available soon.
In the meantime, we invite you to explore Museums From Home to enjoy Stanford art museums from home.
The Cantor Arts Center is located at the intersection of Museum Way and Lomita Drive in the heart of the arts district on the Stanford campus. The Cantor faces the Bing Concert Hall across Palm Drive, northwest of The Oval and the Main Quad.
Parking is limited. Stanford has a new contactless web/app system to pay for parking. Prior to your visit, we recommend you visit the Stanford Transportation website to learn more about the new visitor parking process.
