Untitled
1979 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1981
7 × 10 5/8" (18 × 27.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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William Gedney
1932
Photography
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66
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155
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2
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William Gedney was an American documentary photographer whose street and rural work, produced primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, remained largely unrecognized until after his death. His most significant series document rural Kentucky, India, San Francisco, and New York with an unflinching documentary approach.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Pratt Institute
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