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Harry Warnecke
1900
WA-00044418
Photography
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None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
0
Works in Collection
34
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3
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Exact Instant
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Action Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (1)
- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Harry Warnecke was an American photographer who worked for the New York Daily News, specializing in color portraits for its Sunday edition. From the mid-1930s, he and his assistants at his studio used the complicated color carbro process to produce full color photos of many notables of the time, including Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball, George S. Patton, Dwight D. Eisenhower, among others. Twenty-four of the prints developed at his studio are now on permanent display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 8d ago
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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National Portrait Gallery
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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