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On To Victory
2008 · gelatin silver print
Image: 31 x 22.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Herb Snitzer
American, 1932
Philadelphia, United States
PhotographyPerformance Art
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
8
Works in Collection
12
Assets Indexed
4
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90%
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- • Performance Art
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Photographs for Collectors
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Why this artist matters now
Herb Snitzer is an American photographer known for his documentary work in jazz and African American cultural life during the postwar era. Working primarily in black and white, he captured performance and community with an intimate, unmediated approach that prioritized the subjects' autonomy and presence. His archive documents musicians, dancers, and everyday scenes across the United States, forming a visual record of mid-twentieth-century Black culture and artistic expression.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
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