Begonia Leaf
1974 · Gelatin silver print
Image/paper: 24.7 × 34.3 cm (9 3/4 × 13 9/16 in.); Mount: 39.1 × 49.1 cm (15 7/16 × 19 3/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Walter Chappell
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PhotographyPhotography
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6
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
19
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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Edward Steichen Photography Center
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960–1961
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Photographs for Collectors
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Walter Chappell was an American photographer known for luminous black-and-white images that emphasized tonal subtlety and geometric composition. Active from the 1950s onward, he developed a distinctive approach to landscape and still-life photography that prioritized the material qualities of light and surface. His work belongs to the postwar tradition of fine-art photography that treated the medium as a vehicle for formal investigation rather than documentation.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
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