Arbus, Friedlander, Winogrand: New Documents, 1967

Abstract

In 1967, The Museum of Modern Art presented "New Documents", a landmark exhibition organized by John Szarkowski that brought together a selection of works by three photographers whose individual achievements signaled the artistic potential for the medium in the 1960s and beyond: Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander and Garry Winogrand. Though largely unknown at the time, these three photographers are now universally acknowledged as artists of singular talent within the history of photography. The exhibition articulated a profound shift in the landscape of 20th-century photography, and interest in the exhibition has only continued to expand.

Contents

Director's foreword / Glenn D. Lowry -- Newer documents / Sarah Hermanson Meister -- New documents revisited / Max Kozloff -- Review of New Documents (May 1, 1967) / Max Kozloff -- Plates -- From the archives: primary documents -- From the archives: opening reception -- From the archives: exhibition reviews -- Stories from the archives / Kristen Gaylord -- Checklist of alternate titles and dates -- Acknowledgments / Sarah Hermanson Meister.