William Baziotes 1912-1963
By Francis P. Lee (born 1913)
Gelatin silver print, 1947
William Baziotes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
James Brooks 1906-1992
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, circa 1950
Estate of James Brooks, courtesy Joan Washburn Gallery, New York City
Elaine de Kooning 1918-1989
Self-portrait
Oil on Masonite, 1946
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, circa 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Willem de Kooning born 1904
By Harry Bowden (1907-1965)
Gelatin silver print, November 1946
Harry Bowden Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
By Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)
Pencil on paper, 1954
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of Frank Stanton
Self-portrait
Oil on board, circa 1947
Private collection, courtesy Allen Stone Gallery, New York City
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Ink on paper, circa 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
By Arnold Newman (born 1918)
Gelatin silver print, 1959
Arnold Newman
Willem and Elaine de Kooning
By Ellen Auerbach (born 1906)
Gelatin silver print, circa 1944
Estate of Elaine de Kooning, courtesy Joan Washburn Gallery, New York City
Willem and Elaine de Kooning
By Rudy Burckhardt (born 1914)
Gelatin silver print, early 1950s
Rudy Burckhardt
Willem de Kooning with Tom Hess
By Walter Silver (lifedates unknown)
Gelatin silver print, late 1950s
Estate of Elaine de Kooning, courtesy Joan Washburn Gallery, New York City
Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, circa 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Arshile Gorky 1904-1948
Self-portrait
Oil on canvas, circa 1937
Private collection, courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, circa 1934
Private collection
Arshile Gorky, Maro Gorky, and Andr‚ Breton, Sherman, Connecticut
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, spring 1945
Mrs. Clement Greenberg
Adolph Gottlieb 1903-1974
Adolph Gottlieb in his Provincetown studio
By Maurice Berezov (1902-1989)
Gelatin silver print, circa 1952
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., New York City
Untitled (Self-Portrait in Mirror)
Oil on canvas, 1938
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., New York City
John D. Graham 1881-1961
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, not dated
John D. Graham Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
John Graham and Arshile Gorky
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, circa 1934
John D. Graham Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Philip Guston 1913-1980
Philip Guston in his New York loft
By Arthur Swoger (born 1912)
Gelatin silver print, 1957
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Hans Hofmann 1880-1966
Self-Portrait with Brushes
Casein on plywood, 1942
André Emmerich Gallery, New York City
Hans Hofmann teaching in his Provincetown studio
By Arnold Newman (born 1918)
Gelatin silver print, 1956
Arnold Newman
Franz Kline 1910-1962
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Ink on paper, circa 1960
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, circa 1957
Juley Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Franz Kline at his Sidney Janis Gallery opening
By Fred W. McDarrah (born 1926)
Gelatin silver print, March 7, 1960
Fred W. McDarrah
Lee Krasner 1908-1984
By Sidney Waintrob (born 1902)
Gelatin silver print, 1956
Waintrob-Budd Records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Robert Motherwell 1915-1991
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, circa 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
By Arnold Newman (born 1918)
Gelatin silver print, 1959
Arnold Newman
Barnett Newman 1905-1970
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Ink on paper, circa 1960
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Barnett Newman in his Wall Street studio
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, 1952
Peter Namuth
Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, and Tony Smith at the Betty Parsons Gallery
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, April 1951
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of the estate of
Hans Namuth
Jackson Pollock 1912-1956
Pollock painting (five photographs)
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver prints, 1950
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of the estate of
Hans Namuth
Pollock seated by his car
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, 1950
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of the estate of
Hans Namuth
Pollock sitting in the field beside his studio
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, 1950
Jackson Pollock Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
By Arnold Newman (born 1918)
Gelatin silver print, 1949
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Jackson Pollock with cigarette
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, circa 1950
Jackson Pollock Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner in Pollock's studio
By Wilfrid M. Zogbaum (1915-1965)
Gelatin silver print, circa 1950
Jackson Pollock Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Richard Pousette-Dart 1916-1993
Self-portrait in photography workshop
Gelatin silver print, circa 1951
Estate of Richard Pousette-Dart, courtesy Zabriskie Gallery, New York City
Ad Reinhardt 1913-1967
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
By Walter Rosenblum (born 1919)
Gelatin silver print, 1955
Thomas Hess Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Mark Rothko 1903-1970
Portrait of Marcus Rothkowitz
By Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974)
Pencil on paper, circa 1932
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., New York City
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, 1955
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
By Kay Bell Reynal (1905-1977)
Gelatin silver print, 1952
Photos of Artists Collection 1, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.
Theodoros Stamos born 1922
By Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1993)
Gelatin silver print, late 1940s
Estate of Richard Pousette-Dart, courtesy Zabriskie Gallery, New York City
Clyfford Still 1904-1980
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, 1951
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; gift of the estate of
Hans Namuth
Bradley Walker Tomlin 1899-1953
By Kay Bell Reynal (1905-1977)
Gelatin silver print, 1952
Photos of Artists Collection 1, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.
Clement Greenberg 1909-1994
By Phyllis Herfield (born 1947)
Tempera on wood panel, 1984
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Clement Greenberg outside Jackson Pollock's studio
By Hans Namuth (1915-1990)
Gelatin silver print, 1951
Mrs. Clement Greenberg
Thomas B. Hess 1920-1978
By Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)
Oil on board, 1956
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Ink on paper, late 1950s
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Harold Rosenberg 1906-1978
By Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)
Oil on canvas, 1956
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
By Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Pencil on paper, 1955
Alberto Ulrich
Charles R. Egan circa 1912-1993
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, 1940s
Estate of Elaine de Kooning, courtesy Joan Washburn Gallery, New York City
Peggy Guggenheim 1898-1979
By André Kertész (1894-1985)
Gelatin silver print, September 20, 1945
Estate of André Kertész, courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York City
Sidney Janis 1896-1989
Sidney Janis with Willem de Kooning
By Arnold Newman (born 1918)
Gelatin silver print, 1959
Arnold Newman
Samuel M. Kootz 1899-1982
Samuel and Jane Kootz with Ethel and William Baziotes
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, mid-1950s
William Baziotes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C.
Betty Parsons 1900-1982
By Henry Schnakenberg (1894-1970)
Oil on canvas, 1929
Mrs. Henry N. Tifft
An Artists' Session at Studio 35 (Seymour Lipton, Norman Lewis, Jimmy Ernst, Peter
Grippe, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Alfred Barr, Robert Motherwell, Richard Lippold,
Willem de Kooning, Ibram Lassaw, James Brooks, Ad Reinhardt, and Richard
Pousette-Dart)
By Max Yavno (1911-1985)
Gelatin silver print, April 21-23, 1950
Willem de Kooning opening at the Sidney Janis Gallery (Mark Rothko, Willem de
Kooning, Franz Kline, Sidney Janis, and Philip Guston)
By an unidentified photographer
Gelatin silver print, April 6, 1956
Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy McKee Gallery, New York City
Philip Guston, Mercedes Matter, Willem de Kooning, Frank O'Hara, and Elaine de
Kooning at the Cedar Street Tavern
By Arthur Swoger (born 1912)
Gelatin silver print, May 20, 1957
Arthur Swoger
The Irascibles (Theodoros Stamos, Jimmy Ernst, Barnett Newman, James Brooks, Mark
Rothko, Richard Pousette-Dart, William Baziotes, Jackson Pollock, Clyfford Still, Robert
Motherwell, Bradley Walker Tomlin, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Ad Reinhardt,
and Hedda Sterne)
By Nina Leen (died 1995)
Gelatin silver print, November 1950; published in Life, January 18, 1951
Photos of Artists Collection 1, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.
"Jackson Pollock: Is He the Greatest Living Painter in the United States?" Life magazine,
August 8, 1949
Library of the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Catalogues, brochures, and promotional flyers
Library of the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
*Photographic enlargements