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Untitled
1954 · Gelatin silver print
11 1/8 × 10 3/4" (28.2 × 27.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Yoichi R. Okamoto
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960–1961
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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The Family of Man
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Yoichi R. Okamoto was an American photographer who documented the Kennedy and Johnson administrations as an official White House photographer. Working primarily in black and white, he created an extensive visual record of political life, policy meetings, and ceremonial events between the early 1960s and mid-1970s. His photographs are held in the Library of Congress and represent a significant archival document of postwar American governance.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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