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Lot 164:
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Todd Webb Photographic Gelatin Silver Print of door knocker by Todd Webb, dated 1973 7"W x 9 5/8"H Approx. Todd Webb’s photographs have been displayed in 25 major museum collections including the MOMA in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.[1] Webb’s photographic archive is located in Portland, Maine, where reproduction rights and sales of his prints are managed.In 2006, the Hallmark Greeting Cards Corporation acquired at least 161 of Webb’s photographs, and in 2006 decided to give them away in a generous donation to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.[19]In 2017, the Todd Webb Archive refurbished its website with biographical data, collection information, and a column regarding news events. In April 2017, an exhibition titled "A City Seen" opened at the Museum of the City of New York. Curated by Sean Corcoran, the exhibit was a comprehensive survey of Webb’s work in New York during the 1940s. In conjunction with the show, the book I See a City: Todd Webb’s New York, Thames & Hudson, 2017His estate is managed by Betsy Evans Hunt who serves as the Executive Director of the Todd Webb Archive.
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