Garry Winogrand: Eisenhower Years

Winogrand’s early work shows a radical departure from the style of documentary photographers. Unattached to persons or outcomes, the artist takes pleasure in simply observing the human dramas and absurdities that play out in public spaces.

Black-and-white group portrait of politicians in two rows with raised arm in the foreground

Black-and-white photograph of older man in suit through a crowded foreground

Black-and-white photograph of a man's face isolated amidst a blurred black foreground

Black-and-white photograph of a party setting with men and women in formal dress seated at round tables

Black-and-white photograph of an older man and woman in formal dress conversing at a round table

Black-and-white photograph of six people embracing and kneeling on the sand

Black-and-white photograph of people in bathing suits beneath a boardwalk

Black-and-white photograph of a man with white hair peering over the roof of a car in a parking lot

Black-and-white photograph of a group of four boys and a dog looking at another boy sitting at the corner of a building

Black-and-white photograph of a crowd of young men with arms raised towards a round object floating above them

Garry Winogrand: Eisenhower Years

Garry WinograndDwight Eisenhower-Richard Nixon Press Conference

ca. 1955

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndDwight Eisenhower-Richard Nixon Press Conference

ca. 1955

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndDwight Eisenhower-Richard Nixon Press Conference

ca. 1955

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndStork Club

ca. 1955

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndStork Club

ca. 1955

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

before 1960

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndConey Island, New York

ca. 1960

gelatin silver print, 15 x 21-1/2 inches (mount) [37.5 x 50.2 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

ca. 1964

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndBernallillo, NM

ca. 1959

gelatin silver print, 9 x 13-1/4 inches (image & sheet) [22.9 x 33.7 cm]

Garry WinograndFrosh-Soph Rush, Columbia University, New York

1950

gelatin silver print, 14 x 17 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 43.2 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a woman smiling turning around mid-step following a man with a sign reading PACEM IN TERRIS in a line of people holding signs

Garry Winogrand: Women are Beautiful

Winogrand published this monograph in 1975, at the height of the feminist movement. In the book’s introduction, he writes, “Whenever I’ve seen an attractive woman, I’ve done my best to photograph her. I don’t know if all the women in the photographs are beautiful, but I do know that the women are beautiful in the photographs.”

Black-and-white photograph of a woman on a city sidewalk holding a pretzel to her mouth — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1969

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of a woman in a paisley shirt stepping onto the curb from the street. — Garry Winogrand, New York, ca. 1970

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Black-and-white-photograph of a bare-breasted woman wearing a large hat in a crowd of people in a park — Garry Winogrand, Central Park, New York, 1968

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a low v-neck top with feathers and beaded necklaces holding a glass amidst a crowd of people — Garry Winogrand, Centennial Ball, Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1969

gelatin silver print, 14 x 17 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 43.2 cm]

Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short curly hair holding a piece of yarn aloft with two hands — Garry Winogrand, Untitled, ca. 1970

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a group of people in swimsuits on the beach — Garry Winogrand, Untitled, ca. 1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndCape Cod

1966

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1969

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

ca. 1970

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Garry WinograndCentral Park, New York

1968

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Garry WinograndCentennial Ball, Metropolitan Museum, New York

1969

gelatin silver print, 14 x 17 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 43.2 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

ca. 1970

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

ca. 1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of man looking out a sunny window shielding face with newspaper

Garry Winogrand: Airport

Winogrand photographed in airports to assuage his own fear of flying, arriving hours ahead of scheduled trips to distract himself with work. The pictures capture the chaotic anxiety of travel set within the serene architecture of airport terminals.

Black-and-white photograph of a waiting area with passengers scattered among seats — Garry Winogrand, Untitled, ca. 1972

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a sidewalk with passengers and luggage next to a narrow road with two lanes of cars — Garry Winogrand, Untitled, 1966

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a man passing through a cafe area surrounded by tables and a counter — Garry Winogrand, New York City, 1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of travelers with their suitcases outside a set of glass doors — Garry Winogrand, Los Angeles Airport, ca. 1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

A black and white vertical photograph, taken from an airplane window while at the gate. Three men stand outside on the tarmac, with a plane in the background. — Garry Winogrand, Minneapolis, 1975

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Garry WinograndLos Angeles Airport

1967

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

ca. 1972

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

1966

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York City

1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndLos Angeles Airport

ca. 1975

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndMinneapolis

1975

gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a man and a woman each holding a chimpanzee wearing a jacket

Garry Winogrand: In the Street

“Winogrand’s best work had a powerful and distinctive authority. The nervous, manic, nearly chaotic quality was an appropriate formulation of a sense of life that was balanced somewhere between animal high spirits and an apprehension of moral disaster.” —John Szarkowski

Black-and-white photograph of a group of older women conversing and walking past a pile of trash bags on the sidewalk — Garry Winogrand, New York City, 1970

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of three women walking down a city sidewalk between a person in a wheelchair and a crowded bench — Garry Winogrand, Los Angeles, 1969

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black and white photograph of two men on the street, one leaning over a medium-sized black dog — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1961

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of an older balding man in a suit holding a straw hat — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1968

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of two young women pausing on a busy city sidewalk to talk to a police officer — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1972

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a woman sitting on a curb holding a cameo portrait and looking at a young boy — Garry Winogrand, Texas State Fair, Dallas, 1964

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of a woman walking down a brick pavement holding a young girl's hand — Garry Winogrand, Untitled, 1965

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of two smiling men with curly hair accompanying an elderly woman about to cross the street — Garry Winogrand, New York City, 1973

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of two boys in school uniforms passing through a street corner — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1966

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of an outstretched hand making an offering to an older man in a long wool coat — Garry Winogrand, New York, 1968

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph of six young women on a park bench bordered by a young man conversing and an older man reading a newspaper — Garry Winogrand, World’s Fair, New York, 1964

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndCentral Park Zoo, New York

1967

gelatin silver print, 14 x 17 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 43.2 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York City

1970

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndLos Angeles

1969

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1961

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1968

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1972

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndTexas State Fair, Dallas

1964

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndUntitled

1965

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York City

1973

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1966

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndNew York

1968

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Garry WinograndWorld’s Fair, New York

1964

gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]

Black-and-white photograph taken through a car's front windshield of a calf crossing the road

Garry Winogrand: On the Road

In images made throughout the 1960s and 70s from New York to Los Angeles, Winogrand explores an American society in flux. As the artist had said, “You could say that I am a student of photography, and I am; but really I’m a student of America.”