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Helen Levitt
New York, 1972
dye imbibition print
image: 23.5 x 36 cm (9 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
sheet: 30.2 x 42.9 cm (11 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Patrons' Permanent Fund
© Film Documents LLC, courtesy Zander Galerie, Cologne

IMPORTANT: The image may not be cropped, guttered, toned, typed-over, bled or altered.

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Kenneth Josephson
Wyoming, 1971
gelatin silver print
image: 22.8 x 14.1 cm (9 x 5 9/16 in.)
sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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Bill Owens
Ronald Reagan, 1972
gelatin silver print
image: 16.4 x 21.6 cm (6 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
sheet: 35.2 x 27.7 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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John Pfahl
Six Oranges, Buffalo, New York, 1975
dye imbibition print
image: 20.6 x 25.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Patrons' Permanent Fund
© The John Pfahl Trust

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Thomas Barrow
Dart, 1974, printed 1994
gelatin silver print
image: 23.9 x 34.6 cm (9 7/16 x 13 5/8 in.)
sheet: 27.6 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Randi and Bob Fisher Fund

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Anthony Hernandez
Washington, DC #11, 1975
gelatin silver print
image: 18.1 x 27.31 cm (7 1/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
sheet: 27.94 x 35.56 cm (11 x 14 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

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Mitchell Epstein
Massachusetts Turnpike, 1973, printed 2005
chromogenic print
image: 32.1 x 48.2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 in.)
sheet: 40.4 x 50.6 cm (15 7/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Timothy and Suzanne Hyde in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
© Black River Productions, Ltd.

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Larry Fink
Studio 54, New York City, May 1977
gelatin silver print
image: 37.2 x 38 cm (14 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
sheet: 50.8 x 40.64 cm (20 x 16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC
© The Estate of Larry Fink, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

IMPORTANT: The image may not be cropped or altered in any way without prior permission.

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Shawn Walker
Untitled (New York City), c. 1980
gelatin silver print
image: 52.5 x 35 cm (20 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
sheet: 56.4 x 39.7 cm (22 3/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Charina Endowment Fund
© Shawn Walker

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Lynne Cohen
Exhibition Hall, 1977
gelatin silver print
image (visible): 19 x 23.7 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)
framed: 41.7 x 48.1 x 1.9 cm (16 7/16 x 18 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
© Estate of Lynne Cohen

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Joanne Leonard
Memo Center with Wall Plaque, c. 1975
gelatin silver print
image: 33.3 x 43.1 cm (13 1/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of the Artist in honor of her daughter, Julia Marjorie Leonard

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Anthony Barboza
New York City, 1970s
gelatin silver print
image/sheet: 23.7 x 16.1 cm (9 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

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Anthony Barboza
New York City, 1970s
gelatin silver print
image: 23.7 x 15.9 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
sheet: 25.2 x 20.4 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

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Michael Jang
Study Hall, 1973
gelatin silver print
image: 15.5 x 23.5 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Charina Endowment Fund

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Tseng Kwong Chi
New York, New York, from the series "East Meets West", 1979, printed 2008
gelatin silver print
image: 91.44 x 91.44 cm (36 x 36 in.)
framed: 94.62 x 94.62 x 4.45 cm (37 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund and Gift of Funds from Renee Harbers Liddell
© Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc.. Courtesy Yancey Richardson, New York

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Sunil Gupta
Untitled #22, 1976, printed 2023
gelatin silver print
image: 61 x 91.5 cm (24 x 36 in.)
sheet: 67.7 x 99.7 cm (26 5/8 x 39 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
© Sunil Gupta

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Sophie Rivera
Untitled, 1978
gelatin silver print
image/sheet: 25.4 x 25.4 cm (10 x 10 in.)
mount: 42.8 x 35.3 cm (16 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Estate of Martin Hurwitz

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Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Maid of Honor with Bride in Slippers, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, 1980, printed 2022
gelatin silver print
image: 56.9 x 37.4 cm (22 3/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 60.9 x 50.5 cm (24 x 19 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Walker
© Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

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John Simmons
Will on Chevy, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971, printed 2024
gelatin silver print
image: 30.48 x 20.32 cm (12 x 8 in.)
sheet: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

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The ‘70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography

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