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Arthur Rothstein

Arthur Rothstein

Artist

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

15

Institutional Exhibitions

71

Works in Collection

98

Assets Indexed

2

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0

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90%

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• Photography

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Photographer's Eye

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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The Bitter Years: 1935�1941

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

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Photographs for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

About

Why this artist matters now

Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer born in 1915 who documented rural America during the Great Depression and World War II as a Farm Security Administration photographer. His stark black-and-white images captured agricultural hardship, migrant labor, and social conditions across the American South and Midwest. Rothstein later worked as a photojournalist and staff photographer for major publications, extending his documentary practice into the postwar era. His work established a foundational visual language for American social documentary photography.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (71)

1963 · Gelatin silver print

8 1/4 × 11 15/16" (21 × 30.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

At a charity ball, New York City

At a charity ball, New York City

1951 · Gelatin silver print, No. 29, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 23.5 × 23 cm (9 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

John Marin in His Studio, Hoboken, New Jersey

John Marin in His Studio, Hoboken, New Jersey

1949 · Gelatin silver print, No. 27, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 23.1 × 30.4 cm (9 1/8 × 12 in.); Paper: 28 × 35.4 cm (11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

American Soldiers in Nightclub, Vienna, Austria

American Soldiers in Nightclub, Vienna, Austria

1947 · Gelatin silver print, No. 28, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 30.6 × 22.8 cm (12 1/16 × 9 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 27.6 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Farmers in the Market, Tocco, Italy

Farmers in the Market, Tocco, Italy

1947 · Gelatin silver print, No. 26, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 20.7 × 30.4 cm (8 3/16 × 12 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Coal Miner, Wales

Young Coal Miner, Wales

1947 · Gelatin silver print, No. 25, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 30.4 × 22.7 cm (12 × 8 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coal Miners, Wales

Coal Miners, Wales

1947 · Gelatin silver print, No. 24, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 30.7 × 22.9 cm (12 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.6 × 27.7 cm (14 1/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gamblers, Las Vegas, Nevada

Gamblers, Las Vegas, Nevada

1947 · Gelatin silver print, No. 17, from the portfolio "Arthur Rothstein" (1981)

Image: 23.2 × 22.5 cm (9 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 22.7 cm (14 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US