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    Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949

    Willi Ruge (German, 1882–1961). Seconds before Landing, from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/16 × 5 9/16″ (20.4 × 14.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
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    Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949

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    Member Gallery Talks: Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949

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    Reconsidering the Object: Researching Interwar Photography in the Digital Age

    Lore Feininger. Erich Salomon. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/8 x 6 1/2" (23.2 x 16.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
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    Installation view of the exhibition "Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909-1949" (6 of 50)

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    Installation view of the exhibition "Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909-1949" (30 of 50)

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