Artist Monograph

Frances Benjamin Johnston, American

Frances Benjamin Johnston is represented by 159 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1899–1900.

American, 1864–1952

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Printmaking	157	98.7%
Other Media	1	0.6%

Technique range

Frances Benjamin Johnston’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Printmaking, with secondary engagement in Other Media.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 159 works produced between 1899 and 1900 attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Frances Benjamin Johnston is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

16315
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works at MoMA
3358
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works at MoMA
2199
Ellsworth Kelly
works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1864–1952 (88 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 159

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
(no page 45 in bound album) Photograph Acc. 859.1965.45	1899-1900			Photography
A Class in dress-making Photograph Acc. 859.1965.85	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A class in manual training. Bent iron and tin Photograph Acc. 859.1965.94	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.3 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A class in simple sewing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.84	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A class in sloyd Photograph Acc. 859.1965.93	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A cooking lesson Photograph Acc. 859.1965.92	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A corner of the laundry Photograph Acc. 859.1965.91	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A Football Team Photograph Acc. 859.1965.82	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A guitar and mandolin club Photograph Acc. 859.1965.77	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A Hampton graduate at home Photograph Acc. 859.1965.24	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A Hampton graduate's home Photograph Acc. 859.1965.26	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A lesson in painting Photograph Acc. 859.1965.139	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A meat lesson. Given by the butcher Photograph Acc. 859.1965.88	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A sewing lesson at the Whittier Photograph Acc. 859.1965.36	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
A sketch class at work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.73	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19.1 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
About 400 Students in Memorial Chapel Photograph Acc. 859.1965.6	1899-1900	Platinum print	9 9/16 × 13 7/16" (24.3 × 34.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Adele Quinney. Stockbridge Tribe. A girl whose every physical measurement is artistically correct Photograph Acc. 859.1965.14	1899-1900	Platinum print	6 15/16 × 5" (17.6 × 12.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture – Plant life. Experiments with plants and soil Photograph Acc. 859.1965.105	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture – Plant life. Propagating Photograph Acc. 859.1965.106	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture – Studying commercial plant foods Photograph Acc. 859.1965.115	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture, Mixing Fertilizer, The Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia Photograph Acc. 859.1965.116	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. A class judging swine Photograph Acc. 859.1965.126	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Animal life. Collecting specimens Photograph Acc. 859.1965.107	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Animal life. Study of Feeding stuffs Photograph Acc. 859.1965.111	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Animal life. Studying animal products Photograph Acc. 859.1965.110	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Animal life. Studying specimens Photograph Acc. 859.1965.108	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Animal life. Studying the horse Photograph Acc. 859.1965.109	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Butter-making Photograph Acc. 859.1965.120	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Cheese-making Photograph Acc. 859.1965.121	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Chemistry. Inspection of milk by the Babcock test Photograph Acc. 859.1965.112	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Chemistry. Preparation of sulphuric acid Photograph Acc. 859.1965.114	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Drainage of the soil Photograph Acc. 859.1965.100	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Filling the silo by hand Photograph Acc. 859.1965.124	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Inspection of milk. Use of the lactometer Photograph Acc. 859.1965.113	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Judging a dairy cow Photograph Acc. 859.1965.117	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Plant life. Study of plants or a "plant society" Photograph Acc. 859.1965.102	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Plant life. Study of roots Photograph Acc. 859.1965.103	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Plant life. Studying the seed Photograph Acc. 859.1965.104	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Poultry Photograph Acc. 859.1965.125	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Sampling milk Photograph Acc. 859.1965.118	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Spraying the orchard Photograph Acc. 859.1965.123	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Studying different methods of creamery Photograph Acc. 859.1965.119	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Studying the marsh, or formation of soil by quiet water and plants Photograph Acc. 859.1965.98	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Studying the properties of the soil Photograph Acc. 859.1965.99	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Studying the soil at the beach, or formation of soil by active water Photograph Acc. 859.1965.97	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. The Experiment Farm Photograph Acc. 859.1965.122	1899-1900	Platinum print	6 5/16 × 9 9/16" (16 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Agriculture. Tillage of the soil Photograph Acc. 859.1965.101	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
An arithmetic lesson at the Whittier Photograph Acc. 859.1965.35	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Arithmetic. Class studying under the Spear method Photograph Acc. 859.1965.56	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Arithmetic. Lesson under a student mason Photograph Acc. 859.1965.57	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Arithmetic. Measuring and pacing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.54	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Arithmetic. Measuring circles Photograph Acc. 859.1965.58	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Arithmetic. Measuring for estimates Photograph Acc. 859.1965.55	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19.1 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Barn on a "one mule farm." Photograph Acc. 859.1965.19	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 7/16 × 9 9/16" (18.9 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Benjamin and Ida Brave – Hampton students – and their family. Sioux Photograph Acc. 859.1965.12	1899-1900	Platinum print	3 13/16 × 5 9/16" (9.7 × 14.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Boys' wand drill Photograph Acc. 859.1965.80	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Caning and upholstery Photograph Acc. 859.1965.143	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Carving and cabinet work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.130	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Class in manual training. Wood work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.95	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Cotton spinning and rug weaving Photograph Acc. 859.1965.87	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Cracking Wing. Gros Ventri Tribe. On arrival at Hampton 1880 Photograph Acc. 859.1965.13	1899-1900	Platinum print	5 1/2 × 3 11/16" (13.9 × 9.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Drawing. Simple work from the object Photograph Acc. 859.1965.69	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
English Literature, Lesson on Whittier, Middle Class, The Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia Photograph Acc. 859.1965.42	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
English. Compositions of the cone-bearing trees Photograph Acc. 859.1965.40	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
English. Study in the Library Photograph Acc. 859.1965.41	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
English. Studying the cone-bearing trees Photograph Acc. 859.1965.39	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Fancy sawing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.129	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Farms and homes of Hampton students. Indian Photograph Acc. 859.1965.18.a-c	1899-1900	Platinum print	a 3 1/2 × 4 1/2" (8.9 × 11.4 cm) b 3 1/2 × 4 7/16" (8.9 × 11.3 cm) c 3 7/16 × 4 7/16" (8 × 11.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Field work in sketching. (Agriculture work.) Photograph Acc. 859.1965.72	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
General Samuel Chapman Armstrong. Born in the Sandwich Islands 1831. Founded Hampton Institute 1868. Died, its Principal, May 11, 1893 Photograph Acc. 859.1965.1	1899-1900	Platinum print	4 7/16 × 3 1/8" (11.3 × 7.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Geography: Studying the Seasons from the Hampton Album Photograph Acc. 859.1965.63	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Geography. Class in current events Photograph Acc. 859.1965.64	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Geography. Lesson on land formation on the beach at Old Point Photograph Acc. 859.1965.59	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Geography. Lesson on local industries. – lumber and coal at School wharf Photograph Acc. 859.1965.60	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Geography. Studying the cathedral towns Photograph Acc. 859.1965.62	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Girls Basket Ball Photograph Acc. 859.1965.83	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Girls' Cottage. Dormitory for colored girls and teachers Photograph Acc. 859.1965.150	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Girls' gymnastics Photograph Acc. 859.1965.79	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Graves Cottage. Dormitory for colored boys Photograph Acc. 859.1965.151	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Gymnastics at the Whittier Photograph Acc. 859.1965.33	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
History. A class at Fort Monroe Photograph Acc. 859.1965.44	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
History. Class in American History Photograph Acc. 859.1965.43	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
History. Class in Ancient History. Seniors Photograph Acc. 859.1965.46	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
History. Class in Bible History. Juniors Photograph Acc. 859.1965.47	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
In the engine room Photograph Acc. 859.1965.131	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Indian Orchestra Photograph Acc. 859.1965.78	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 3/8" (19.2 × 23.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
John Wizi. Sioux. Son of Chief Wizi of Crow Creek, S.D. Photograph Acc. 859.1965.15	1899-1900	Platinum print	6 15/16 × 5" (17.6 × 12.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Kindergarten children in their garden Photograph Acc. 859.1965.30	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Kindergarten children washing and ironing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.31	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Log sawing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.128	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Manual Training at the Whittier Photograph Acc. 859.1965.37	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Memorial Church and Academic Hall. The Domestic Science Building between them Photograph Acc. 859.1965.148	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Model barn at Hampton with simple silo Photograph Acc. 859.1965.20	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Modelling in clay Photograph Acc. 859.1965.71	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Northern Water Front. Treasurer's Home. "Winona" for Indian Girls. Girls' Cottage. Virginia Hall. Griggs' Hall Photograph Acc. 859.1965.3	1899-1900	Platinum print	9 1/2 × 13 7/16" (24.2 × 34.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Penmanship Class Photograph Acc. 334.2019	1899	Platinum print	7 3/8 × 9 3/8" (18.7 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci
Physics. Capillary phenomena Photograph Acc. 859.1965.61	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physics. Estimating the combined draught of horses Photograph Acc. 859.1965.67	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.3 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physics. Seniors studying osmose Photograph Acc. 859.1965.65	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physics. The Screw as applied to the cheese press Photograph Acc. 859.1965.66	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physiology. Class in emergency work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.51	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physiology. Class studying foods Photograph Acc. 859.1965.50	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physiology. Class studying the heart Photograph Acc. 859.1965.49	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physiology. Class studying the lungs Photograph Acc. 859.1965.52	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Physiology. Class studying the stomach Photograph Acc. 859.1965.53	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Plowing after the old method Photograph Acc. 859.1965.21	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 7/16 × 9 1/2" (18.9 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Plowing by the scientific method Photograph Acc. 859.1965.22	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Post-graduates in telephone construction Photograph Acc. 859.1965.68	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Present cabin life among the Sioux Photograph Acc. 859.1965.17	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Primary class studying plants. Whittier School Photograph Acc. 859.1965.32	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Printing. Compositors at work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.145	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Printing. Foot and steam power Photograph Acc. 859.1965.146	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Rev. Hollis Burke Frissell, D.D. Chaplain 1880 – 1893. Principal 1893 – Photograph Acc. 859.1965.2	1899-1900	Platinum print	3 3/4 × 2 13/16" (9.6 × 7.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Saluting the Flag at the Whittier Primary School Photograph Acc. 859.1965.29	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Senior Class in Economics Photograph Acc. 859.1965.48	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Senior Class writing music Photograph Acc. 859.1965.76	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Serving the dinner Photograph Acc. 859.1965.89	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Serving the students' dinner Photograph Acc. 859.1965.90	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Seven little Sioux Indians. Children of uneducated parents Photograph Acc. 859.1965.11	1899-1900	Platinum print	4 1/16 × 5 11/16" (10.3 × 14.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Southern Water-Front Photograph Acc. 859.1965.5	1899-1900	Platinum print	9 9/16 × 13 1/2" (24.3 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Southern Water-Front. Mansion House. Memorial Church. Academic and Science Halls. Huntington Industrial Works Photograph Acc. 859.1965.4	1899-1900	Platinum print	9 9/16 × 13 1/2" (24.3 × 34.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Stairway of the Treasurer's Residence: Students at Work from the Hampton Album Photograph Acc. 859.1965.136	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Tailor boys at work Photograph Acc. 859.1965.86	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19.1 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Thanksgiving Day lesson at the Whittier Photograph Acc. 859.1965.34	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Armstrong-Slater Memorial Trade School Photograph Acc. 859.1965.155	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Domestic Science Building Photograph Acc. 859.1965.156	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 7/16" (19.2 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Hampton Album Ephemera Acc. 859.1965.1-156	1899-1900	160 platinum prints on 156 pages		Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Huntington Industrial Works Photograph Acc. 859.1965.154	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The improved well. (Three Hampton grandchildren.) Photograph Acc. 859.1965.28	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Indian Baby. Child of a Hampton graduate Photograph Acc. 859.1965.10	1899-1900	Platinum print	2 13/16 × 2 13/16" (7.1 × 7.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Mansion House. The Principal's residence Photograph Acc. 859.1965.147	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The old folks at home Photograph Acc. 859.1965.23	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The old tipi life among the Sioux Photograph Acc. 859.1965.16.a-c	1899-1900	Platinum print	a 3 1/2 × 4 1/2" (8.9 × 11.4 cm) b 3 7/16 × 4 7/16" (8.8 × 11.3 cm) c 3 7/16 × 4 7/16" (8 × 11.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Old Well Photograph Acc. 859.1965.27	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The old-time cabin Photograph Acc. 859.1965.25	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 9/16" (19.1 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Pappoose Photograph Acc. 859.1965.9	1899-1900	Platinum print	5 7/16 × 3 11/16" (13.8 × 9.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Saw Mill. From the raft to the saw Photograph Acc. 859.1965.127	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The School Battalion Photograph Acc. 859.1965.81	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Treasurer's Residence. Built and finished largely by students Photograph Acc. 859.1965.135	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
The Wigwam. Dormitory for Indian boys Photograph Acc. 859.1965.153	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19.1 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. A black-smith shop Photograph Acc. 859.1965.141	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. A carpenter shop Photograph Acc. 859.1965.134	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. A corner of the wheelwright shop Photograph Acc. 859.1965.140	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 9/16" (19.3 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. Brick laying Photograph Acc. 859.1965.132	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. Harness-making Photograph Acc. 859.1965.137	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. Mechanical drawing Photograph Acc. 859.1965.144	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. Plastering Photograph Acc. 859.1965.133	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. Shoe-making Photograph Acc. 859.1965.138	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Trade School. The machine shop Photograph Acc. 859.1965.142	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Virginia Hall. Containing Dining rooms, Chapel, and rooms for teachers and colored girls Photograph Acc. 859.1965.149	1899-1900	Platinum print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Frances Benjamin Johnston are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 159 works attributed to Frances Benjamin Johnston.

What medium did Frances Benjamin Johnston primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Frances Benjamin Johnston's most represented medium is Printmaking.

What nationality is Frances Benjamin Johnston?

Frances Benjamin Johnston is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Frances Benjamin Johnston's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Frances Benjamin Johnston span 1899 to 1900.