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Henry Hamilton Bennett

Henry Hamilton Bennett

Artist

PrintmakingSurrealism

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None documented

6

Institutional Exhibitions

141

Works in Collection

156

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90%

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• Surrealism

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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American Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Photographs Before Surrealism

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

About

Why this artist matters now

Henry Hamilton Bennett was an American landscape photographer active in the late 19th century, known for his large-format views of the Wisconsin Dells and surrounding regions. Working with albumen and gelatin silver print processes, he documented the dramatic sandstone formations and river valleys of the Upper Midwest with exceptional clarity and compositional precision. His extensive survey of the landscape established a visual archive of the region during a period of significant geological and environmental change.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

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Artworks (141)

Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin

Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin

1903 · gelatin silver print

image/sheet: 19 × 23.8 cm (7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Devil's Foot Ball near the Deep Fill, No. 219 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Along the Rocks Opposite Berry's Landing, No. 233 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Along the Rocks Opposite Berry's Landing, No. 233 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Skylight Cave in the Navy Yard, No. 255 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

Skylight Cave in the Navy Yard, No. 255 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River"

1903 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8 × 7.4 cm (3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Looking through the Ferris Wheel, near the top, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 8.9 × 7.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.8 × 17.7 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Farnese Bull; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

The Farnese Bull; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aphrodite; Herkales and Venus de Medici; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Aphrodite; Herkales and Venus de Medici; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.4 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Venus de Medici and Herkales; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

Venus de Medici and Herkales; Art Institute, from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"

1893 · Albumen print, stereo

Each image: 7.9 × 7.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 in.); Card: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 9/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Up the Channel at Steamboat Rock from a Steamer, No. 1076 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Up the Channel at Steamboat Rock from a Steamer, No. 1076 from the series "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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National Portrait Gallery