Artist Monograph

Don Worth, American

American, 1924–2009

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	22	95.7%
Printmaking	1	4.3%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

1970s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	16	76.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	23.8%

Range: 17.3 cm → 33.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1968	13
1970	1
1972	1
1978	7

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 23 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Aspens, Colorado Photograph Acc. 1928.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	9 × 7 3/16" (23.0 × 18.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Autumn, Oregon Photograph Acc. 1920.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 5/8" (24.2 × 19.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Burned Driftwood, Mendocino Photograph Acc. 1923.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	5 3/8 × 6 13/16" (13.6 × 17.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Don Worth: Twelve Photographs Photograph Acc. 1919.1968-1930.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Dune Grass, Mendocino Photograph Acc. 1922.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 11/16" (18.5 × 24.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Eucalyptus, Sonoma Photograph Acc. 1921.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	9 5/16 × 7 5/16" (23.7 × 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Grass, Arizona Photograph Acc. 1927.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 9/16" (18.7 × 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Gravestone, Mendocino Photograph Acc. 1926.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	8 7/16 × 6 15/16" (21.5 × 17.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Kelp, Santa Cruz Photograph Acc. 1930.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 7/16 × 5 1/4" (18.9 × 13.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Leaf, Mount Tamalpais Photograph Acc. 1919.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 4 7/8" (18.5 × 12.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Surf, Gualala Photograph Acc. 1924.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 5/8" (18.8 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
The Pacific, Pescadero Photograph Acc. 1929.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 7/16 × 9 7/16" (19.0 × 24.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Winter, Yosemite Photograph Acc. 1925.1968	1957	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 9 1/8" (19.5 × 23.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Aspen Trees, New Mexico Photograph Acc. 821.1978.1	1958	Gelatin silver print	11 × 8 13/16" (28.0 × 22.5 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 portfolio of six photographs Photograph Acc. 821.1978.1-6	1958-75	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Grass and Water, Mt Baker, Washington Photograph Acc. 821.1978.2	1962	Gelatin silver print	12 1/2 × 9 11/16" (31.7 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Succulent: Echeveria Subrigida Hybrid, Mill Valley, California Photograph Acc. 821.1978.3	1968	Gelatin silver print	8 13/16 × 9 5/8" (22.4 × 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rocks and Surf, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 531.1970.11	1969	Gelatin silver print	11 15/16 × 9 5/16" (30.3 × 23.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Rocks and Surf, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 821.1978.4	1969	Gelatin silver print	12 × 9 1/16" (30.4 × 23.1 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. 166.1972	c. 1970	Gelatin silver print	10 1/8 × 13" (25.7 × 33.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Cathedral Ruins, San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico Photograph Acc. 821.1978.5	1972	Gelatin silver print	11 5/16 × 8 7/8" (28.7 × 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tropical Leaves: Hoffmannia Refulgens, Mill Valley, California Photograph Acc. 821.1978.6	1975	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 12 1/16" (23.8 × 30.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Leaf: Alocasia Indica Metallica, Mill Valley, California Photograph Acc. 820.1978	1978	Silver dye bleach print	9 3/8 × 6 3/8" (23.9 × 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist