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Paul Vanderbilt

Paul Vanderbilt

Artist

WA-00030948

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

29

Works in Collection

45

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Photographer and the American Landscape

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1963

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7716
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Paul Vanderbilt was an American photographer and archivist whose practice centered on systematic documentation of vernacular architecture and landscape. Active from the mid-twentieth century onward, he developed innovative cataloguing and filing systems for large-scale photographic collections, establishing foundational methods for archive organization in photography. His work bridged artistic practice and archival science, treating the photograph simultaneously as aesthetic object and historical record.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (29)

Vicinity of Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin

1967 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/4 × 13 9/16" (26 × 34.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vicinity of Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin

1967 · Gelatin silver print

8 9/16 × 13 9/16" (21.8 × 34.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Spring flood at Knapp's Creek, near Boscobel, Wisconsin

Spring flood at Knapp's Creek, near Boscobel, Wisconsin

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.1 × 22.5 cm (7 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ferryville, Wisconsin

1965 · Gelatin silver print

10 9/16 × 13 3/16" (26.8 × 33.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jackson Harbor, Washington Island, Wisconsin

Jackson Harbor, Washington Island, Wisconsin

1964 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 15.8 × 22.9 cm (6 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.); Mount: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Roadside at Pine Bluff, Wisconsin

Roadside at Pine Bluff, Wisconsin

1964 · Gelatin silver print

18.2 × 23.1 (image/paper); 45.7 × 35.7 cm (mount)

Art Institute of Chicago

Deserted Cabin, Near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

Deserted Cabin, Near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

1963 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 19.7 × 24.6 cm (7 13/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fire Station, Brooklyn, Wisconsin

Fire Station, Brooklyn, Wisconsin

1963 · Gelatin silver print

19.6 × 25 (image/paper); 45.7 × 35.6 cm (mount)

Art Institute of Chicago

Farm in the Upper Mississippi River Country, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

Farm in the Upper Mississippi River Country, Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

1963 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.8 × 34.1 cm (7 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Mount: 26.7 × 40.6 cm (10 9/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Field Road, early December, near Black Earth, Wisconsin

Field Road, early December, near Black Earth, Wisconsin

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 20.4 × 33.4 cm (8 1/16 × 13 3/16 in.); Mount: 55.8 × 45.9 cm (22 × 18 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Windy Field in the Coulee Country, near Coon Valley, Wisconsin

Windy Field in the Coulee Country, near Coon Valley, Wisconsin

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 21.5 × 30.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 15/16 in.); Mount: 55.7 × 45.7 cm (21 15/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Storage Building, Columbus, Wisconsin

Storage Building, Columbus, Wisconsin

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.1 × 22.4 cm (7 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Park in Portage, Wisconsin, along the Wisconsin river shore.

Park in Portage, Wisconsin, along the Wisconsin river shore.

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 15.7 × 20 cm (6 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Mount: 27.8 × 31.7 cm (11 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunrise at Lynxville, Wisconsin on the upper Mississippi River

Sunrise at Lynxville, Wisconsin on the upper Mississippi River

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 32.5 × 50.4 cm (12 13/16 × 19 7/8 in.); Mount: 55.6 × 70.9 cm (21 15/16 × 27 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vicinity of Beetown, Wisconsin

1962 · Gelatin silver print

13 7/16 × 14 9/16" (34.2 × 37 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portage, Wisconsin

1962 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/2 × 13 9/16" (26.7 × 34.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hillside barns up from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Hillside barns up from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 22.4 × 34.8 cm (8 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Mount: 56.1 × 45.7 cm (22 1/8 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunrise in fog, Wauzeka, Wisconsin.

Sunrise in fog, Wauzeka, Wisconsin.

1961 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.6 × 34.9 cm (10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.); Mount: 56 × 45.6 cm (22 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Farm near Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin.

Farm near Mt. Vernon, Wisconsin.

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 13.5 × 19.4 cm (5 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.7 cm (18 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Farmhouse in a Valley near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

Farmhouse in a Valley near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 18.2 × 34.1 cm (7 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Mount: 56 × 45.7 cm (22 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vicinity of Fargo, Wisconsin

1960 · Gelatin silver print

10 7/16 × 13 1/8" (26.5 × 33.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Vicinity of Ontario, Wisconsin

1960 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/2 × 13 3/16" (26.7 × 33.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Loganville, Wisconsin

1960 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 13 9/16" (24.4 × 34.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portage, Wisconsin

1960 · Gelatin silver print

10 3/16 × 13 9/16" (25.9 × 34.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

29 published of 43 catalogued · 15 with image

Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
MoMA
14 publishedof 28 catalogued

Record

Images

Jackson Harbor, Washington Island, Wisconsin (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jackson Harbor, Washington Island, Wisconsin (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Movements1

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Photographer and the American Landscape

New York · 1963