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Marilyn Bridges

1948

WA-00026373

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WikidataQ15487440

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/773
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Marilyn Christine Bridges is an American photographer noted for her fine art black and white aerial photographs of extraordinary ancient and modern landscapes. She has photographed sacred and secular sites in over 20 countries, including Peru, Mexico, France, Britain, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Australia, Namibia, Indonesia and India. Bridges is a licensed pilot and a Fellow of the Explorers Club. She lives in New York.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (12)

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Bin Tepe Mounds, Sardis, Turkey

2004 · gelatin silver print

Overall: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Luxor Palace Hotel, Las Vegas

1995 · gelatin silver print

Image: 33 x 25.3 cm (13 x 9 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Windmills, Tehachapi, CA

1991 · gelatin silver print

Image: 26.2 x 33.5 cm (10 5/16 x 13 3/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mercedes Stopped on the Edge, Tehachapi, California

1991 · Gelatin silver print

15 × 18 15/16" (38.1 × 48.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Coral Graffiti #2, Hawaii

1990 · gelatin silver print

Image: 25.8 x 33.4 cm (10 3/16 x 13 1/8 in.); Paper: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Coral Graffiti, Hawaii

1990 · Gelatin silver print

14 15/16 × 18 7/8" (37.9 × 47.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Moray, Peru

1989 · gelatin silver print

Paper: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.); Mask: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Pool, Miami

1987 · gelatin silver print

Paper: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Praying Hands, Tulsa, OK

1987 · gelatin silver print

Image: 25.8 x 34 cm (10 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1983 · Gelatin silver print

14 15/16 × 18 5/8" (38 × 47.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Farmhouse, Le Roy, New York

1981 · Gelatin silver print

14 3/16 × 18 15/16" (37.6 × 48.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Barn Shadow, LeRoy, NY

1981 · Gelatin silver print

15 × 18 3/4" (38.0 × 47.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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12 published of 17 catalogued · 10 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued10 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Pool, Miami
1987 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Praying Hands, Tulsa, OK
1987 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Moray, Peru
1989 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Windmills, Tehachapi, CA
1991 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bin Tepe Mounds, Sardis, Turkey
2004 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Luxor Palace Hotel, Las Vegas
1995 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Coral Graffiti #2, Hawaii
1990 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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New York, US

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