Artist Monograph

Arnold Genthe, American

American, born Germany. 1869–1942

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	11	91.7%
Lithography	1	8.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Photography	11	91.7%
Architecture & Design	1	8.3%

Production by Decade

8

1890s

3

1900s

1

1910s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	8.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	91.7%

Range: 22.9 cm → 79.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1940	7
1941	1
1964	3
1983	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 12 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
A Holiday Visit, Chinatown, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 86.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	12 7/8 × 9 1/8" (32.7 × 23.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Children were the Pride, Joy and Chief Delight of the Quarter Photograph Acc. 89.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 12 1/2" (24.8 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Chinatown Children Photograph Acc. 92.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	13 7/8 × 10 1/2" (35.2 × 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Chinatown, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 68.1964	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	7 13/16 × 13 5/16" (19.8 × 33.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Shop in Chinatown Photograph Acc. 91.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	10 3/8 × 13 1/8" (26.4 × 33.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
The Airing Photograph Acc. 88.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 12 1/2" (23.5 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
The Chinese Salvation Army Photograph Acc. 90.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 13 1/8" (24.8 × 33.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
The Street of the Gamblers Photograph Acc. 87.1940	1896-1906	Gelatin silver print	9 3/4 × 11 7/8" (24.8 × 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Looking Down Sacramento Street, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 35.1941	April 18, 1906	Gelatin silver print, printed 1940	5 1/4 × 9" (13.3 × 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Courtesy of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 66.1964	1906	Gelatin silver print	13 3/4 × 10 3/16" (34.9 × 25.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Untitled Photograph Acc. 67.1964	1906	Gelatin silver print, printed later	13 3/8 × 10" (34 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Courtesy of the artist
The Roll Call: A Masque of the Red Cross by Percy MacKaye Design Acc. 771.1983	1918	Lithograph	31 1/4 x 19" (79.4 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Acquired by exchange