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Maud Bows to the Virginia Creeper, Green Cove, Virginia
1957 · gelatin silver print
Image: 26.7 x 34.2 cm (10 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.3 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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O. Winston Link
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Photography
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3
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
17
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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Reinstallation of the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980
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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
About
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O. Winston Link was an American photographer known for his meticulously composed black-and-white photographs of steam locomotives and American freight trains, taken primarily in the 1950s. Working with large-format cameras and artificial lighting, he documented the final years of steam rail in the United States with technical precision and theatrical staging. His photographs transform industrial and vernacular subjects into monumental compositions that balance documentary observation with formal arrangement, capturing both the mechanical architecture of the trains and the human communities dependent on rail transport.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | May 2025 | £2,000 – £3,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Mar 2025 | $3,000 – $5,000 | Unsold |
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