Photography

Our collection spans the entire history of the medium, with a focus on 19th-century American and European photography.

Highlights

Untitled (Ina Coolbrith Park, Vallejo and Taylor Streets, San Francisco), 1906 (printed 2017)

Arnold Genthe
Untitled (Howard Street (now South Van Ness) near 18th Street, San Francisco), 1906 (printed 2017)

Arnold Genthe

Legion of Honor
Untitled (Nude no. 2), from the Hollywood Suites, 1974–1975

Steve Kahn
Untitled (Nude no. 12), from the Hollywood Suites, 1974–1975

Steve Kahn
James Dedios, Jicarilla Apache, Dulce, New Mexico, 1997

Danny Lyon
Michelle, "C'est La Vie" Club, North Hollywood, 1972

Anthony Enton Friedkin
Black and White Gay Couple in Front of Church, Los Angeles, from the series The Gay Essay, 1970

Anthony Enton Friedkin
Densmore Shute Bends the Shaft, 1938 (printed ca.1960's)

Dr. Harold Edgerton
Cranberry Juice Dropping into Milk, from the portfolio Ten Dye Transfer Photographs, 1960 (printed 1985)

Dr. Harold Edgerton

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Stories

Carrie Mae Weems stands in the Court of Honor in a black dress facing the entrance to the museum and away from the lens

Carrie Mae Weems stands in the Court of Honor in a black dress facing the entrance to the museum and away from the lens

Carrie Mae Weems Enters the Legion of Honor

A new acquisition examines who is included in the museum space.

By Sally Martin Katz, associate curator of photography

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