Artist Monograph

George P. Critcherson, American

George P. Critcherson is represented by 142 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american, with dated works spanning 1869–1869.

American, 1823–1892

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Printmaking	142	100%

Technique range

MoMA’s records for George P. Critcherson cover a single medium: Printmaking.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 142 works produced between 1869 and 1869 attributed to George P. Critcherson, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

George P. Critcherson is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

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works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1823–1892 (69 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 142 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
'After the hunt" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.95	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Among the field ice and icebergs in August" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.120	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 11/16 × 6 3/4" (11.9 × 17.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"An Esquimaux burial ground. The crosses have been placed here by some of the whalers, who had lost some one of their number." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.128	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 5/16" (7.3 × 11.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"An Esquimaux pet, a boy about eight years old" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.127	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 7/8 × 2 13/16" (9.8 × 7.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"An extended view of a section of the front of the glacier" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.43	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 1/2 × 15 7/16" (29.2 × 39.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"An iceberg about one hundred feet high" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.66	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4" (7.7 × 10.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Approaching the coast near Iviktut, the Mountain partially covered with a storm cloud" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.56	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 1/4"(7.4 × 10.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Bergs passed on our way north to Tessiusak" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.80	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.4 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Beset by the ice" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.107	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/16 × 4 13/16" (10.6 × 12.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Beset on all sides, the "Panther" remained in this situation for three days" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.114	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 3/8 × 3 5/16" (6.1 × 8.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Between the Iceberg and Field Ice. The "Panther" firing up to escape being forced on to the Berg, as the Ice-Field was swinging towards the Berg which was grounded." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.110	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 1/4 × 14 7/16" (26 × 36.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Cape Desolation" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.8	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 1/2 × 5 1/8" (6.4 × 13.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Castle Berg in Melville Bay over two hundred feet high. The Figure, which is some seventy-five feet from the Base, gives an object to compare with the Berg. The Ice in the foreground is about eighteen inches in thickness." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.109	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Church and residence of Pastor Anton" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.25	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 3 15/16" (7.6 × 10.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Cliffs seen on the south side of Arsut Fiord, three thousand feet high. Those seen in the distance are four thousand feet high." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.73	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	13 13/16 × 11 5/8" (35.1 × 29.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Concordia" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.19	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 5/16 × 1 7/8" (6.0 × 4.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Dr. Rudolph, his wife, and children" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.124	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/4 × 3 11/16" (12.0 × 9.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Enlarged view of No. 33." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.46	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	8 1/4 × 6 1/8" (20.8 × 15.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esac's house on Iglor at the right" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.74	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 11/16 × 5 7/16" (6.9 × 13.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux carrying his kayak to the water to start on hunt" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.75	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4" (7.2 × 10.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux igloe or winter hut, made of turf and stones" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.130	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 × 14 1/2" (28.0 × 36.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux in his kayak ready for seal hunting" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.23	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 5/16 × 4 9/16" (8.4 × 11.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux landing in his kayak" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.20	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 5 1/2" (7.3 × 13.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux Mother and Her Fair-Haired Daughter" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.4	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 2 5/8" (8.9 × 6.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux Toupek or Skin Tent. The boat or kayak is placed on poles to keepit from dogs, which destroy everything they can reach." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.137	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux Toupek, or skin tent" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.17	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 7/8 × 4 15/16" (9.8 × 12.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux wide awake. He kept his eye on the camera while being photographed, expecting it wo uld go off or hurt him in some way." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.135	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/8 × 3" (11.1 × 7.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Esquimaux women, showing the manner in which they often carry their children on their backs in their hoods." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.134	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 7/16 × 3 7/16" (11.2 × 8.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Front view of the glacier" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.44	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 1/2 × 15 7/16" (29.3 × 39.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Godhavn, as seen from the opposite side of the Harbour" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.132	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 5/8 × 3 15/16" (6.7 × 10.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Group of Esquimaux women and children" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.18	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 5/16 × 3 7/16" (11.0 × 8.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Hans, his wife, and children. Hans was with Dr. Kanes in his expedition, also with Dr. Hayes in 1860 and 1861, and is now with the United States Exploring Expedition under Captain Hall." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.126	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 1/4 × 3 7/16"(10.8 × 8.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Hard at work under a full head of steam, trying to escape being nipped" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.112	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 3/8 × 3 3/16" (6.6 × 8.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Head of an Esquimaux Man" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.5	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	oval 2 15/16 × 2 3/16" (7.5 × 5.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Homeward Bound" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.140	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 3/8 × 7 5/8" (13.7 × 19.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Hunting by steam in Melville Bay, the party after a day's sport killing sixpolar bears withi n the twenty-four hours." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.93	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg drifting with the current about two miles the hour, and was two hundred feet above the Water", Photograph Acc. 466.1981.13	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/4" (7.5 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg grounded near the land" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.11	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 1/16 × 4 15/16" (12.8 × 12.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg which, from its peculiar shape, would be selected to make fast to" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.10	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/16 × 4 5/8" (7.8 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg with an arch in it, which, when connected with the Glacier, will give the reader to understand how the water flows from the Glacier through these arches, causing the rapid current." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.45	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.5 × 10.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg with the figure of a man clinging to the top" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.67	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 3/16" (7.6 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iceberg, showing the action of the water washing and wearing it into its present shape" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.12	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/16 × 4 5/8" (7.8 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Icebergs Passed near the Newfoundland Coast" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.6	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 13/16 × 4 5/16" (7.2 × 11.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Icebergs Seen Near the Coast" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.9	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 5/16" (7.3 × 11.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Icebergs" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.15	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	oval 2 15/16 × 2 3/16" (7.5 × 5.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"In an open lead between the floe and iceberg" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.99	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 11/16 × 4 3/4" (9.3 × 12.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of iceberg" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.65	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4" (7.6 × 10.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of iceberg" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.76	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 1/2 × 5 1/8" (14.0 × 12.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of icebergs off the coast, at mid day" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.69	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 11/16 × 7 3/4" (14.5 × 19.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of icebergs on our way North" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.59	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 9/16 × 7 5/8" (14.1 × 19.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of icebergs passed off the coast" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.63	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/4" (7.5 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous View of Icebergs Which, From their Similarity and Beauty, We Named the Twins" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.7	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	6 × 8 7/8" (15.0 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of icebergs" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.14	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 3/4 × 5 3/4" (9.4 × 14.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Instantaneous view of polar bears in the distance, taken while running overthe ice floe." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.92	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.5 × 10.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Iviktut, with Kunak mountain in the distance" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.57	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 3/16" (7.6 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Jansen and his family" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.121	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 1/8 × 3 5/8" (10.5 × 9.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Jansen with his Comettick, or sledge, and dog team" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.122	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.8 × 12.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Kunak mountain in Davis Straits" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.58	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Kunak mountain partially enveloped in a fog" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.61	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 7/16" (27.8 × 39.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Kunak mountain, with the commencement of a fog bank" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.62	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Looking down Karsut Fiord – the cliffs on the left were calculated by Dr. Hayes at about 4,000 feet in height." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.72	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	6 7/8 × 8 15/16" (17.5 × 22.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Moored alongside the hummock ice, near a grounded berg, taking in fresh water" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.96	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/16" (7.7 × 10.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Motzfeldt's House, in which the ball was given, with a group of Esquimaux in front of it. The house in the foreground is his private residence." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.53	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 1/4" (7.4 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Near Wilcox Mountain" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.118	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.7 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Nearer view of the polar bears" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.94	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 3/8 × 7 11/16" (13.7 × 19.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"On the glacier, looking inland towards the great Mer de Glace" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.49	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/4" (7.6 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"One of the eight immense icebergs, which were discharged from the front of the, Glacier within five minutes" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.40	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 5/8 × 4 1/2" (6.7 × 11.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Oomiak, or woman's boat" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.24	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 3/8" (7.7 × 7.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Open lead in the pack on the 4th of August" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.87	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 5" (8.9 × 12.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Philip and his family" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.123	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/8 × 6 3/16" (11.1 × 15.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Scene from Baffin Islands, with icebergs in the distance" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.82	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/8" (7.5 × 11.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Scene in connection with view no. 93, taken when among the bergs" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.106	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 5/8 × 4 11/16" (9.2 × 11.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Scene in Melville Bay, ice pack in August" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.85	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/8" (7.4 × 10.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Scene on our way to Upernavik" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.77	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/4" (7.5 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Sealing vessel passing an iceberg off the coast of Labrador" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.141	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 5/8 × 4 1/2" (6.6 × 11.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Section of an immense berg, which was nearly half a mile in length" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.115	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 5/8 × 14 5/8" (29.5 × 37.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Section of iceberg, which was broken off from the side, and washed in ridges as seen; the side of the berg for over 100 feet presented the same appearance." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.139	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 11/16 × 5 15/16" (9.3 × 15.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Side view of the front of the glacier" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.39	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 × 3" (10.2 × 7.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Side view of the glacier, where the middle is forced out more rapidly than the sides." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.55	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 1/8 × 3 1/8" (10.5 × 8.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Some of the intelligent inhabitants, man, boy, and girl" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.78	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 5/16 × 2 5/16" (8.5 × 5.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Sophy and her sister, Marea" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.133	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 7/16 × 3 3/8" (11.3 × 8.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Steaming to the northward on the 7th of August, through a lead in the floe and among the icebergs", Photograph Acc. 466.1981.97	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 9/16" (7.4 × 11.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Steaming up the coast" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.60	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/2" (7.6 × 11.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Surrounded by the wildest scene possible to conceive" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.105	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 1/4 × 8 3/4" (13.3 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Svartehuk, or Black Head" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.70	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.4 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The 'Gorilla Iceberg', showing the remarkable action of the water, producing a perfect profile of a gorilla's face." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.84	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 5/16" (7.6 × 11.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "Panther" fast in the field ice in Melville Bay." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.113	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 7/8" (7.4 × 12.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "Panther" made fast to the floe in Melville Bay" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.108	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "Panther" moored to the heavy hummock ice" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.90	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 7/8" (7.4 × 12.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "Panther" Moored to the Heavy Hummock Ice" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.3	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 × 5 1/8" (10.1 × 13.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "panther" passing up the coast under the midnight sun" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.68	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/4" (7.6 × 10.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The "Panther" trying to force a passage through the floe" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.98	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 15/16 × 3 5/8" (12.5 × 9.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The cliffs on the opposite side of the Harbour of Godhavn, three thousand three Hundred feet high", Photograph Acc. 466.1981.131	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.2 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The coast blockaded by icebergs near Julianeshaab" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.138	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	7 15/16 × 11 3/16" (20.1 × 28.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The Devil's Thumb partially enveloped in a fog" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.104	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	7 7/8 × 11 1/8" (20.1 × 28.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The farthest point reached (August 17th). Here the Steamer is surrounded by the heaviest of rafted and hummock ice. After being liberated we shaped our course back." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.117	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The front of the glacier, as seen on the land, being forced over the rocks" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.47	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	15 7/16 × 12 3/8" (39.2 × 31.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The glacier as seen flowing or being forced down between the hills" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.42	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 1/8 × 15 5/16" (28.2 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The Glacier as seen forcing itself down over the land and into the waters of the Fiord. The Glacier seen at the left on the land is much finer rendered in the large upright view, No. 40." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.38	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 3/4" (14.8 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The Lutheran Church at Jacobshaven, one of the finest in Greenland." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.136	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 3/8 × 4 7/16" (8.6 × 11.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The middle pack of Melville Bay, with a group of stranded bergs" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.86	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 3/16" (7.3 × 10.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The midnight sun in Melville Bay in August" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.91	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 7/8" (14.8 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The pack separating" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.88	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The party in camp on the top of the Glacier after a day's journey inland. Dr. Hayes may be se en at the right-hand side of the tent." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.50	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/4" (7.6 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The solitude of Melville Bay" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.102	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 13/16 × 4 5/8" (7.2 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The steamer among the icebergs heading to the northward" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.54	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/8 × 4 1/8" (8.0 × 10.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The steamer taking soundings in front of the glacier" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.41	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.8 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The Steamer under the midnight sun, anchored about two miles from the Devil's Thumb." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.100	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 15/16" (7.4 × 12.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The steamer under Wilcox Mountain, in the ice pack and hummocks" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.119	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 1/2 × 3" (5.7 × 7.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The steamer, in an open lead, moored to the edge of the ice field" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.116	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 × 14 1/2" (28.0 × 36.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"The ugliest looking Esquimaux woman we found" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.22	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/16 × 2 3/4" (10.7 × 7.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"This Iceberg, from its great beauty, we named the "Glory of Baffin's Bay." There was an openi ng in it above water which the steamer could have sailed through." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.83	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 5/8 × 4 5/8" (6.8 × 11.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"This View shows the beautiful forms in varied shapes which the Berg assumed. On this Berg we found a Lake of Fresh Water, covering an acre in extent." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.64	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	6 × 8 7/8" (15.2 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View from Upernavik looking into Baffin's Bay" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.125	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/4 × 5" (8.2 × 12.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View in the fiord of what may be termed a jam of icebergs" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.51	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	11 × 14 1/2" (28.0 × 36.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of Julianeshaab" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.16	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 7/8 × 8 13/16" (14.9 × 22.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of settlement and harbour of Godhavn, on the Island of Disco, the entrance is at the left, between the low rocks and the cliffs." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.129	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 7/8 × 8 13/16" (14.9 × 22.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of the Devil's Thumb, taken about two miles from the base of the mountain" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.103	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.7 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of the house nearest the north pole under the midnight sun" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.81	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/16 × 4 13/16" (7.8 × 12.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of the Sermitsialik Glacier, the front extending into the middle of the Fiord, showing over one mile of its front, which was over 275 above the water." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.48	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	Overall 10 9/16 × 24 9/16" (26.9 × 62.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of the top of the Glacier, showing the crevasses, with the party in the distance." Photograph Acc. 466.1981.52	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 13/16 × 3 1/2" (7.2 × 8.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"View of Upernavik, the most northern settlement on the globe" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.79	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.7 × 22.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Where we patiently waited and quietly hoped for the ice to open" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.111	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 1/4 × 3 1/4" (10.7 × 8.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Wilcox Point and the devil's thumb in the distance, with rafted ice in the Foreground. ", Photograph Acc. 466.1981.101	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 13/16" (14.8 × 22.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
"Young Esquimaux woman, one of the fair dancers" Photograph Acc. 466.1981.21	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/4 × 3 11/16" (12.1 × 9.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“A nearer view of the church” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.28	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 3/4 × 14 3/16" (27.3 × 36.1 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“A view overlooking the ruins at Krakortok” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.27	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	10 15/16 × 15 3/8" (27.8 × 39.0 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“An Esquimaux getting ready for a seal hunt, his toupek, or skin tent on the right” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.34	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 9/16 × 4 7/16" (9.1 × 11.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“Esquimaux in his kayak or skin boat” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.31	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 7/8" (7.4 × 12.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“Interior view of the end of the church” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.30	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 × 4 1/16" (7.6 × 10.3 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“Peter Motzfeldt and family at Kraksimiut” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.33	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/8" (7.5 × 10.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“Peter Motzfeldt and wife” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.32	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	4 3/16 × 2 15/16" (10.6 × 7.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“Ruins of the old church at Krakortok” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.26	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 7/8 × 4 1/8" (7.3 × 10.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“The "panther" steaming up the Sermitialik fiord to visit the glacis” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.35	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 5/16" (7.4 × 10.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“The glacier as seen when sailing up the fiord” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.36	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/4 × 5 9/16" (8.2 × 14.2 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“View looking down the fiord from the top of the glacier” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.37	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 1/4" (7.6 × 10.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
“View of the ruins looking across the fiord” Photograph Acc. 466.1981.29	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	2 15/16 × 4 3/16" (7.5 × 10.6 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Sandstone rock at the entrance of Karsut Fiord Photograph Acc. 466.1981.71	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	5 13/16 × 8 13/16"(14.7 × 22.4 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
The Arctic Regions Photograph Acc. 466.1981.1-141	1869	Albumen silver prints from a glass negative	book 24 3/4 × 20 3/8" (62.9 × 51.8 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
The Devil's Thumb, as seen when we were coming round Wilcox Point Photograph Acc. 466.1981.89	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 1/2 × 4 15/16" (8.9 × 12.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Untitled Photograph Acc. 466.1981.1	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 11/16 × 5 1/8" (9.3 × 12.9 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Untitled Photograph Acc. 466.1981.2	1869	Albumen silver print from a glass negative	3 13/16 × 5 11/16" (9.7 × 14.5 cm)	Photography	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by George P. Critcherson are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 142 works attributed to George P. Critcherson.

What medium did George P. Critcherson primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, George P. Critcherson's most represented medium is Printmaking.

What nationality is George P. Critcherson?

George P. Critcherson is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.

When were George P. Critcherson's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for George P. Critcherson span 1869 to 1869.