American Forms

American Forms

Arthur SiegelWW-1940-M049151
1940·Gelatin silver print·10 5/8 × 13 3/8" (27 × 34 cm)

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Year
1940
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 13 3/8" (27 × 34 cm)

Artist

Arthur Siegel
Arthur Siegel

Photography

Arthur Siegel was an American photographer active in the postwar period, known for experimental work in color photography and photographic abstraction. Working primarily from the 1940s onward, he explored the formal and material properties of the photographic medium itself, moving beyond documentary toward constructed and manipulated imagery. His practice engaged with modernist principles of abstraction and composition adapted to photography's unique technical possibilities.

Chicago, IL, USA

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WW-1965-143294
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WW-1961-080290
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1960 · Dye imbibition print

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Untitled

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

WW-1955-104809

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Year
1940
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 13 3/8" (27 × 34 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1940-M049151

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Arthur Siegel

Arthur Siegel

Photography

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