Was this the first modern photograph? Alfred Stieglitz's The Steerage
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Finding heroism amidst one of the earth's most destructive environmental disasters
Sebastião Salgado’s Kuwait
Meet the two women behind this iconic 1936 photograph.
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother
The majesty of Yosemite National Park — with Roger Minick and the woman with the scarf.
Roger Minick, Woman with Scarf at Inspiration ...
Building the American dream in the California desert.
Stéphane Couturier, Fenetre, Eastlake Greens, San Diego
Business or pleasure? Carlton Watkins could photograph both beautifully.
Carleton Watkins, Eagle Creek, Columbia River
The original image of the Virgin of Guadalupe was miraculously produced—this mother-of-pearl version was man-made.
Miguel González, The Virgin of Guadalupe
Cropped figures, vivid hues, and unnatural light turn a humdrum pastoral scene into an act of aesthetic rebellion.
Paul Gauguin, The Red Cow
This painting claims it is not a pipe… so what is it?
René Magritte, The Treachery of Images (Ceci ...
Though this photograph could be seen as a searing social commentary, its maker preferred to view it as fine art.
Alfred Stieglitz, The Steerage
This wool carpet was woven for a shrine. Its dense design contains geometric patterns, floral motifs—and two lamps.
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