Todd Webb
- Introduction
- Todd Webb (September 5, 1905 – April 15, 2000) was an American photographer notable for documenting everyday life and architecture in cities such as New York City, Paris as well as from the American west. His photography has been compared with Harry Callahan, Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, and the French photographer Eugène Atget. He traveled extensively during his long life and had important friendships with artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams and Harry Callahan. He photographed famous people including Dorothea Lange. His life was like his photos in the sense of being seemingly simple, straightforward, but revealing complexity and depth upon a closer examination. Capturing history, his pictures often transcend the boundary between photography and artistic expression.
- Wikidata
- Q3530288
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Historian, Photographer
- Names
- Todd Webb, Charles Clayton Webb
- Ulan
- 500124474
Exhibitions
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Life of the City
Feb 28–May 21, 2002
MoMA
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From the McAlpin Collection
Dec 14, 1966–Feb 12, 1967
MoMA
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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Edward Steichen Photography Center
May 27, 1964
MoMA
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Photographs for Collectors
Oct 1–16, 1960
MoMA
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Nov 26, 1958–Jan 18, 1959
MoMA
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Todd Webb has
15 exhibitionsonline.
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Todd Webb Universal Church of Christ, New York 1945-46
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Todd Webb Brooklyn Bridge, New York 1946
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Todd Webb Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets, New York 1948
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Todd Webb Four Days in Paris 1949
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Todd Webb Concierge's Window, Paris 1950
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Todd Webb Stove in Paris Studio 1951
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Todd Webb Café on Rue de la Boucherie, Paris 1951
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Todd Webb Untitled 1951
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Todd Webb Stove in Paris Studio 1951
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Todd Webb Untitled 1951
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Todd Webb Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, California 1955
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Todd Webb Untitled c.1955
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