Rose Rolanda Covarrubias
1930 · Gelatin silver print
9 9/16 × 7 9/16" (24.2 × 19.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Nickolas Muray
1892
PhotographyPhotography
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5
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9
Works in Collection
19
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3
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Picturing "Greatness"
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
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Portrait Photographs
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Photography 1839�1937
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
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Nickolas Muray was an American photographer and painter known for his color photography and portrait work in the early-to-mid twentieth century. Working primarily in chromogenic and carbro processes, he developed a distinctive approach to color portraiture that emphasized saturated hues and painterly surface quality. His work encompassed commercial assignments, fine art photography, and theatrical portraiture, establishing him as a significant figure in the development of color photography as a serious artistic medium.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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