Oppositional Photography, Outsider Photography

A photograph depicting a man sitting nude on a porch rail with his back turned toward the camera. Bright light filters through leaves on a nearby tree.
John Dugdale
Smile For Your Lover Comes (Stone Ridge, New York)
cyanotype on paper
15 1/4 in x 13 5/16 in x 2 1/4 in (38.74 cm x 33.81 cm x 5.72 cm);15 1/4 in x 13 5/16 in x 2 1/4 in (38.74 cm x 33.81 cm x 5.72 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Harry Denham Trust
A blurred image of a nude figure bending forward, the arms nearly reaching the ground.
Bill Jacobson
Song of Sentient Beings #1612
gelatin silver print on paper
36 in x 28 in (91.4 cm x 71.1 cm);36 in x 28 in (91.4 cm x 71.1 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
A blurred bust-length portrait of a man's head; he stares straight ahead, his mouth open.
Bill Jacobson
Interim Portrait #373
dye coupler print on paper
30 in x 36 in (76.2 cm x 91.4 cm);44 1/2 in x 36 3/4 in (113.03 cm x 93.35 cm)
Gift of the artist and Julie Saul Gallery, New York
This monochrome photograph of a nude woman shows her reclining, knees bent; her figure framed by a large box. 
Ruth Bernhard
In the Box - Horizontal
gelatin silver print on paper
17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);17 15/16 in x 24 in (45.56 cm x 60.96 cm);13 in x 23 1/16 in (33.02 cm x 58.58 cm)
Gift from the Estate of Ruth Bernhard
An actual police officer looking at the camera and an actor playing a police officer walking behind him.
Leonard Freed
A police officer at his post during the filming of a movie. There is a growing “police cult”; aficionados wear the odds and ends of uniforms, swagger along the street with handcuffs, keys and whistles dangling from their belts.
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
8 x 10 in. ( 20.32 x 25.4 cm )
Gift of Thomas Wilson '79 and Jill Garling '80
A nude posing in front of a white background. The man is posed with a slight lean and flexing his muscles, with a light source from the top-right casting a shadow on the background wall.
Lynn Davis
Ken Moody, New York City (Dancer #31)
selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
20 in. x 24 in. ( 50.8 cm x 60.96 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
A nude in a dance pose. The female dancer is posed with an arched back and her arms extended, one knee is brought up as if in an exaggerated step motion. Her head is tilted back with her face covered and hair hanging down. A light source to her right casts a shadow of her body onto a white background.
Lynn Davis
Dancer #36, Los Angeles, 1979
selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
20 in. x 24 in. ( 50.8 cm x 60.96 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
A nude female torso. The photograph is of a woman's torso from her right side against a black background. The composition of the photo is from her shoulders to her upper thigh, with her arms extended upwards and out of frame.
Lynn Davis
Darlene Vanderhoop, New York City, 1979
selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
20 in. x 24 in. ( 50.8 cm x 60.96 cm )
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Agah, Class of 1989 (BBA)
Judy Dater
Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite
gelatin silver print on paper
17 15/16 in. x 14 in. ( 45.6 cm x 35.5 cm )
Museum Purchase
A photograph of a young girl ordering a drink at a bar. She holds her arm up, revealing a watch, and wears sunglasses on her head. A large red drink sits in the foreground on the bar and a neon sign hangs in the background.
Lauren Greenfield
Jessica, 13, orders a nonalcoholic drink at a party, Beverly Hills
dye destruction print on paper
11 in x 14 in (27.94 cm x 35.56 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
Elliott Erwitt
Pennsylvania Dutch and Adidas, Santa Cruz, U.S.A., from "Recent Developments"
gelatin silver print on paper
14 in. x 11 in. ( 35.5 cm x 27.9 cm )
Gift of Lawrence and Carol Zicklin
Close-up view of a woman laughing with her mouth open wide.
Nan Goldin
Self-portrait laughing, Paris
cibachrome print on paper
16 in x 20 in (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH

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181 Collection Object Sources

Jan (2012/2.123)
Model (1975/2.98)
Wiffleball Player (2013/2.356)
Woman, Patzcuaro (1971/2.126.6)
Boy, Uruapan (1971/2.126.7)
Fever (2013/2.91)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.76)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.77)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.78)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.79)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.80)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.81)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.13)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.14)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.16)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.17)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.18)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.19)
Corice Arman (2008/2.20)
Corice Arman (2008/2.21)
Corice Arman (2008/2.23)
Corice Arman (2008/2.24)
Corice Arman (2008/2.25)
Corice Arman (2008/2.26)
Corice Arman (2008/2.27)
Pia Miller (2008/2.28)
Tina Chow (2008/2.29)
Rhonda Ross (2008/2.43)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.45)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.46)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.47)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.48)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.49)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.50)
Lynn Revson (2008/2.51)
Corice Arman (2008/2.22)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.52)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.53)
Anka, Paul (2008/2.87)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.54)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.55)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.56)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.57)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.58)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.59)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.60)
Daryl Lillie (2008/2.61)
Charles Ireland (2008/2.82)
George (2008/2.88)
Gilbert (2008/2.89)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.30)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.31)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.32)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.33)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.34)
Deeda Blair (2008/2.35)
Wayne Gretzky (2008/2.70)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.71)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.72)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.73)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.74)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.75)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.97)
Bob Dennison (2008/2.98)
Madonna and Child (2008/2.106)
Madonna and Child (2008/2.107)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.12)
Shaindy Fenton (2008/2.15)
Nude Foot (1976/1.200)
Nude Model (Male) (2008/2.109)
Nude Model (Male) (2008/2.110)
Nude Model (Male) (2008/2.111)
Nude Model (Male) (2008/2.112)
Nude Model (Male) (2008/2.113)
Shoes (2008/2.104)

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