Willard's Fist

Photograph

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Willard's Fist

Entry/Object ID

5797

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

Accession

5000.98

Source or Donor

Lawrence Walner

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Collection of DePaul University, Gift of Lawrence Walner

Made/Created

Artist

Morgan, Barbara

Date made

1942

Ethnography

Notes

North America, United States

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PHOTOGRAPHS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Width

34.29 cm

Length

43.815 cm

Dimension Description

Frame

Dimension Notes

Size: 23.50x18.25x.75