Artist Monograph

Ralph Steiner, American

American, 1899–1986

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	32	97%
Printmaking	1	3%

Production by Decade

1910s

1920s

1930s

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	31	93.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	6.1%

Range: 10.2 cm → 52.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1938	1
1942	3
1965	1
1968	1
1970	23
1971	1
1975	1
1991	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 33 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Photograph Acc. 420.1942	1914-42	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 5/8" (24.1 × 19.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Samuel M. Kootz
"Always Camel" Cigarettes Photograph Acc. 73.1975	1922	Palladium print, printed 1974	3 5/8 × 4 11/16" (9.2 × 11.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Eighth Avenue Photograph Acc. 629.1970	1924	Gelatin silver print	2 1/2 × 4 1/8" (6.4 × 10.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Lexington Avenue Photograph Acc. 630.1970	1924	Gelatin silver print	3 7/8 × 4 3/4" (10.0 × 12.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Merry Christmas Photograph Acc. 643.1970	c. 1925	Gelatin silver print	3 7/16 × 4" (8.5 × 10.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Ford Car Photograph Acc. 637.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.0 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Ford Car Photograph Acc. 652.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	7 1/8 × 9 5/8" (18.1 × 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
Ford Car, Ford Headlight and Wheel Photograph Acc. 638.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	9 9/16 × 7 9/16" (24.3 × 19.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Ham and Eggs. Advertisement for The Delineator Photograph Acc. 642.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Saratoga Billboard Photograph Acc. 646.1970	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 3/4" (24.1 × 19.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Saratoga Springs Photograph Acc. 644.1970	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Sign, Saratoga Springs Photograph Acc. 645.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Switches Photograph Acc. 640.1970	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Winter Garden Now, 1925 Movies Photograph Acc. 639.1970	1929	Gelatin silver print	8 1/8 × 6 1/4" (20.6 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
American Rural Baroque Photograph Acc. 892.1965	1930	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
American Rural Baroque Photograph Acc. 369.1938	1930	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Bank, Saratoga Springs Photograph Acc. 648.1970	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 5/8" (24.1 × 19.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Henry Billings, Woodstock Photograph Acc. 651.1970	1930	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 5/8" (24.1 × 19.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 418.1942	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	8 × 6 1/8" (20.3 × 15.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Samuel M. Kootz
Self-Portrait Photograph Acc. 653.1970	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	8 1/8 × 8 1/16" (25.5 × 20.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Samuel M. Kootz
Tree I Photograph Acc. 632.1970	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19.0 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. 421.1942	c. 1930	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 5/8" (24.1 × 19.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Samuel M. Kootz
Philadelphia Savings Bank Photograph Acc. 650.1970	1932	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 5/8" (19.0 × 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
S. J. Perlman Photograph Acc. 1501.1968	c. 1933	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 7 9/16" (50.8 × 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Broad Street Photograph Acc. 635.1970	1935	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 8 3/4" (19.0 × 22.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Eight O'Clock Coffee Photograph Acc. 641.1970	1935	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Factory Photograph Acc. 649.1970	1935	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Five Corners Photograph Acc. 636.1970	1935	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.0 × 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mr. Warren Photograph Acc. 631.1970	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print	8 1/4 × 6 1/4" (21.0 × 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
New York Photograph Acc. 416.1971	1935	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 3/8" (18.4 × 23.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Mechanicville, New York Photograph Acc. 647.1970	1939	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of the artist
Hanging Sheets Photograph Acc. 57.1991	c. 1960	Gelatin silver print, printed 1968	6 15/16 × 9 3/8" (17.6 × 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Paul F. Walter
Hanging Sheets, Untitled Photograph Acc. 58.1991	c. 1960	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	7 9/16 × 9 3/4" (19.3 × 24.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of Paul F. Walter