Louise Dahl-Wolfe
William Edmondson

William Edmondson

© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

William Edmondson
William Edmondson
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • William Edmondson
Date1933
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/8 × 7 15/16 in. (21.2 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.1 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Object number2020.85
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Early in her career, Louise Dahl-Wolfe photographed William Edmondson,
a self-taught sculptor who used discarded limestone to create highly original
and nuanced tombstones, human figures, and “critters” he believed were divinely
inspired. Dahl-Wolfe’s photographs brought his work to the attention of a wider
audience, including Museum of Modern Art founding director Alfred Barr, who
organized a solo exhibition of Edmondson’s work in 1937—the museum’s first for
an African American artist. Dahl-Wolfe would ultimately gain fame as a fashion
photographer, but in later years she claimed to have always preferred straight
portraits.




ProvenanceThe artist; given to Gene Fenn; Suzanne Fenn; [Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: 10 // 1935 [underlined] // Louise // Dahl-Wolfe // Vintage print // William Edmundson // sculptor // 42 [circled]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom center: 2481.03

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