Horace Bristol
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Horace Bristol #16,983

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personAmerican, 1908–1997
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Selected Works44

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Navy Personnel on Munda, New Georgia, Gather Around Chief Yeoman Willis to Receive Their Mail
Navy Personnel on Munda, New Georgia, Gather Around Chief Yeoman Willis to Receive Their Mail, 1944
Acquired 2009
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE
Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE, 1942
Acquired 2009
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A carrier silhouetted against the Atlantic horizon, en route to North Africa to take part in the Operation Torch landings in Morocco
A carrier silhouetted against the Atlantic horizon, en route to North Africa to take part in the Operation Torch landings in Morocco, 1942
Acquired 2009
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Joad Family applying for relief
Joad Family applying for relief, 1938
Acquired 2005
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Diving Girls of Hatsuchiima Donning Masks before Diving
Diving Girls of Hatsuchiima Donning Masks before Diving, 1947
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Shadow of Man on Tank
Shadow of Man on Tank, 1935
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Migrant Worker under Culvert
Migrant Worker under Culvert, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Korean 'harabuje' (grandfather) overlooking Rice Fields
Korean 'harabuje' (grandfather) overlooking Rice Fields, 1947
Acquired 1996
Gelatin silver print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1946
Acquired 1995
inkjet print, ed. 18/30
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1944
Acquired 1995
inkjet print, ed. 18/30
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1946
Acquired 1995
inkjet print, ed. 18/30
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1935
Acquired 1992
gelatin silver print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1933
Acquired 1992
gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled
Untitled, 1932
Acquired 1992
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Rescue at Sea
Rescue at Sea, 1944
Acquired 1992
Gelatin silver print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1937
Acquired 1991
gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Bonhams
Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)'
Patrons' Edition Portfolio, including 'Rescued Airmen Smoking in PBY (Sitting in Blister of 'Dumbo' Rescue Plane)', 1932
Sold
Jul 2025
Bonhams
Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year's Day, Japan
Shinto Shrine Melee, New Year's Day, Japan, 1946
$3,840
Apr 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Joad Family Applying for Relief (The Grapes of Wrath). 1938; printed circa 1990
Joad Family Applying for Relief (The Grapes of Wrath). 1938; printed circa 1990
$2,250
Jan 2025
Phillips
Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner
Selected Images of PBY Blister Gunner
$25,400
Oct 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Rose of Sharon #2 (from the Grapes of Wrath series)
Rose of Sharon #2 (from the Grapes of Wrath series)
$1,071
Mar 2024
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Burmese Wearing Camisole
Burmese Wearing Camisole
$189
Mar 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner
Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner
$27,500
Oct 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Japan
Japan
$3,000
Feb 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Yakuza Public Baths Japan, 1946
Yakuza Public Baths Japan, 1946, 1980
$3,000
Feb 2022
Sotheby's
Two Winos Arguing (Mission Street Tavern)
Two Winos Arguing (Mission Street Tavern)
Sold
Dec 2020
Christie's
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
$18,750
Apr 2019
Christie's
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
$30,000
Oct 2017
Christie's
PBY Blister Gunner, 1944
PBY Blister Gunner, 1944
Sold
Apr 2005
Christie's
Los Angeles Scenes: Tunnel Entrance (with light) (1933)
Los Angeles Scenes: Tunnel Entrance (with light) (1933)
$822
Apr 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
$11,430
Jan 1970
Bonhams
A PATENTED 'PARMETL' IRON BRASSIE
A PATENTED 'PARMETL' IRON BRASSIE
Sold
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Rescued Airmen, Smoking
Rescued Airmen, Smoking, 1944
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Clover Field, Santa Monica
Clover Field, Santa Monica
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver print
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Captain Edward Steichen
Captain Edward Steichen, 1945
Bidding closed
Vintage gelatin silver print
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Untitled (Industrial Building)
Untitled (Industrial Building)
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver print
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Invasion of North Africa
Invasion of North Africa, 1942
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Burmese Wearing Camisole
Burmese Wearing Camisole, 1949
Bidding closed
Vintage gelatin silver print
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Silk worms on grid, Japan
Silk worms on grid, Japan, 1946
Bidding closed
Vintage gelatin silver print
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Street Bridge, Pattern in Steel and Shadows, Los Angeles, California
Street Bridge, Pattern in Steel and Shadows, Los Angeles, California, 1938
Bidding closed
Gelatin silver print

For Sale

CLAMP · Artsy
WWII: Rescue at Rabaul ‘PBY Blister Gunner
WWII: Rescue at Rabaul ‘PBY Blister Gunner, 1944
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
Scott Nichols Gallery · Artsy
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul, 1944
Price on request
Gelatin silver print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Navy Personnel on Munda, New Georgia, Gather Around Chief Yeoman Willis to Receive Their Mail
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.440 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Will Michels in honor of Jake Toler
Lt. Commander J.T. Blackburn, after spending sixty-four hours in the Atlantic waiting for rescue, is hoisted from a tanker to the USS SANTEE
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.441 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Will Michels in honor of his brother Dory Michels
A carrier silhouetted against the Atlantic horizon, en route to North Africa to take part in the Operation Torch landings in Morocco
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.442 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Will Michels in honor of the photographer
Modern Design
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession M.2008.40.336 · Gelatin silver print
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Fortuneteller with Glass
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.42 · gelatin silver print
John L. Severance Fund
Joad Family applying for relief
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession M.2005.150.33 · Gelatin silver print
Anonymous gift, Los Angeles, in honor of Robert Sobieszek
PBY Blister Gunner, Rescue at Rabaul
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.1708 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Ché and Denise Smith
Diving Girls of Hatsuchiima Donning Masks before Diving
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2004 · Accession 2004.1709 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Ché and Denise Smith
Shadow of Man on Tank
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.725 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Marion Mundy, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Migrant Worker under Culvert
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession M.2002.80 · Gelatin silver print
Photographic Arts Council, 2001
Cooking in Railroad Jungle, near Sacramento, California
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession 2000.31.2 · Photographs
Gift of The Horace and Masako Bristol Trust
Man and Wife with Chickens, near Visalia, Tulare County, California
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2000 · Accession 2000.31.4.1 · Photographs
Gift of The Horace and Masako Bristol Trust
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event
death
Horace Bristol dies
Jan 1, 1997
event
birth
Horace Bristol born
Jan 1, 1908