City Shell

Name/Title

City Shell

Entry/Object ID

5811

Description

Shell

Context

Raised in Southern California, Barbara Morgan began her career as a photographer after moving to New York City in 1930. Her first book is titled ‘Martha Graham: Sixteen Dances in Photographs’, a selection of photos taken of dancers from Martha Graham's dance company. Though Morgan is best known for this series depicting dance, she also worked with more playful and experimental themes through photography, as shown here in this photo.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of Lawrence Walner

Made/Created

Artist

Morgan, Barbara

Date made

1938

Ethnography

Notes

American North America, United States

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PHOTOGRAPHS