Halo #1
1980 · Gum bichromate print, from the portfolio "Naomi Savage Portfolio XIX/XX" (1981)
Image/paper: 32.8 × 24.4 cm (12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Hinged mat board: 51 × 40.7 cm (20 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Naomi Savage
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Photography as Printmaking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Recent Acquisitions: Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965–1966
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The Sense of Abstraction
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Naomi Savage was an American photographer and printmaker known for large-scale photogravures and cyanotype works that merged photographic process with fine art materiality. Working from the 1950s onward, she developed a distinctive approach to the photographic print as a sculptural object, often incorporating hand-applied pigments and experimenting with unconventional substrates. Her investigations into the tactile and chemical properties of photographic media positioned the print itself as a primary site of artistic expression rather than a reproductive surface.
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Museum of Modern Art
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