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AN AEGEAN NOTE-BOOK: Comments on a Mid-Century Odyssey in Greece
1950 · 21 lithographs (including title page), printed in black
page 9 3/4 x 10 3/8" (24.7 x 26.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Roloff Beny
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American Prints of the 20th Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Young American Printmakers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953–1954
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Roloff Beny was a Canadian photographer and filmmaker whose practice centered on architectural and landscape documentation across the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia. Working primarily in color photography from the 1950s onward, he produced richly saturated images of built heritage and natural terrain that emphasized formal composition and chromatic intensity. His work appeared in major publications and exhibitions during the postwar period, establishing him as a significant recorder of non-Western architectural traditions at a moment of rapid global change.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
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