John Vachon
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John Vachon #71,016

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personAmerican, 1914–1975
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Selected Works33

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Rehabilitation client with canned goods, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Rehabilitation client with canned goods, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, 1939
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bunkhouse of migrant fruit pickers, Berrien County, Michigan
Bunkhouse of migrant fruit pickers, Berrien County, Michigan, 1940
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
House of a pneumonia patient in west Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
House of a pneumonia patient in west Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, 1941
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Couple from Arkansas picking cherries in Berrien County, Michigan
Couple from Arkansas picking cherries in Berrien County, Michigan, 1940
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Doctor visits a sick child at home, Scott County, Missouri
Doctor visits a sick child at home, Scott County, Missouri, 1942
Acquired 2021
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
The Flag is Going By, Sesquicentennial Parade, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Flag is Going By, Sesquicentennial Parade, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Sign on Building, Richland Center, Wisconsin
Sign on Building, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1941
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Michigan, North Dakota
Michigan, North Dakota, 1940
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Main Street of Starweather, North Dakota
Main Street of Starweather, North Dakota, 1941
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Grain Elevators and Freight Car
Grain Elevators and Freight Car, 1940
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Decoration in Store at Alger, Montana
Decoration in Store at Alger, Montana, 1937
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
SFMOMA
Migrant Farm Workers
Migrant Farm Workers, 1940
Acquired 2000
gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
New York City Detective
New York City Detective, 1964
Acquired 1994
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving Service, 1938
Acquired 1994
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Irish Boy Reciting Saint Patrick's Day Poetry
Irish Boy Reciting Saint Patrick's Day Poetry, 1954
Acquired 1994
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Shoe Store Window, Clarksburg, West Virginia
Shoe Store Window, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1942
Acquired 1991
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Vestibule of Baptist Church During Sunday Services, Hats Belonging to Steel and Cotton Mill Workers, Gadsden, Alabama
Vestibule of Baptist Church During Sunday Services, Hats Belonging to Steel and Cotton Mill Workers, Gadsden, Alabama, 1940
Acquired 1988
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Traveling Salesman in Hotel Lobby, Elkins, West Virginia
Traveling Salesman in Hotel Lobby, Elkins, West Virginia, 1939
Acquired 1976
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Riding Out to Bring Back Cattle, First Stages of Blizzard, Lyman County, South Dakota
Riding Out to Bring Back Cattle, First Stages of Blizzard, Lyman County, South Dakota, 1940
Acquired 1976
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Riding Out to Bring the Cattle, First Stages of Snow Blizzard, Lyman County South Dakota, (Rider in the Snow)
Riding Out to Bring the Cattle, First Stages of Snow Blizzard, Lyman County South Dakota, (Rider in the Snow), 1940
Acquired 1944
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Rain, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rain, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1941
Acquired 1944
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Morton County, North Dakota, Getting the Morning Mail at Eighteen below Zero, (Mail)
Morton County, North Dakota, Getting the Morning Mail at Eighteen below Zero, (Mail), 1942
Acquired 1944
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Children Playing in Snow
Children Playing in Snow, 1940
Acquired 1944
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Untitled
Untitled, 1938
Acquired 1944
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Man on the Street, Washington, D.C.
Man on the Street, Washington, D.C., 1937
Acquired 1941
Gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
$1,500
Jan 2024
Christie's
Roadside Diner; and Hub Cap Display, U.S. 1, New Jersey, July 1947
Roadside Diner; and Hub Cap Display, U.S. 1, New Jersey, July 1947
€2,000 ($2k USD)
Dec 2011
Christie's
Kansas; and Untitled, c. 1938
Kansas; and Untitled, c. 1938
€625 ($688 USD)
Dec 2011
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Rehabilitation client with canned goods, Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.327 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Bunkhouse of migrant fruit pickers, Berrien County, Michigan
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.328 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
House of a pneumonia patient in west Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.329 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Couple from Arkansas picking cherries in Berrien County, Michigan
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.330 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
Doctor visits a sick child at home, Scott County, Missouri
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.331 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Carl Niendorff
North Dakota Landscape
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 537.2016 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Grain Elevator with Tar Patches, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 536.2016 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Robert B. Menschel
The Flag is Going By, Sesquicentennial Parade, Cincinnati, Ohio
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 212.2002 · Gelatin silver print
Purchase
Sign on Building, Richland Center, Wisconsin
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 211.2002 · Gelatin silver print
Purchase
Michigan, North Dakota
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 210.2002 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Main Street of Starweather, North Dakota
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 209.2002 · Gelatin silver print
Purchase
Grain Elevators and Freight Car
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 208.2002 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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Recent Activity2

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death
John Vachon dies
Jan 1, 1975
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birth
John Vachon born
Jan 1, 1914