City Sound

Name/Title

City Sound

Entry/Object ID

5814

Description

Double exposure photograph of an ear over a city skyline.

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

1972

Ethnography

Notes

North America, United States

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PHOTOGRAPHS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Width

28.575 cm

Length

42.545 cm

Dimension Description

Frame

Dimension Notes

Size: 23.50x18x.75