Margaret Bourke-White
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personAmerican, 1904–1971
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Selected Works446

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Previous Sales 119

Sotheby's
Selected Images
Selected Images
$10,000
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Phelps Dodge Copper Manufacturing
Phelps Dodge Copper Manufacturing
$7,000
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
'Portrait of Bill' (Gargoyle, Chrysler Building)
'Portrait of Bill' (Gargoyle, Chrysler Building)
Bought In
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
Parachute
Parachute
$18,000
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Bartender, New York Speakeasy
Bartender, New York Speakeasy
Unknown
Dec 2020
Sotheby's
Coney Island, Parachute Jump, New York
Coney Island, Parachute Jump, New York
Unknown
Dec 2020
Christie's
A Generator Shell, Dnieperstroi, 1930
A Generator Shell, Dnieperstroi, 1930
$23,750
Mar 2015
Christie's
Locket, Georgia, from 'You Have Seen their Faces', 1936
Locket, Georgia, from 'You Have Seen their Faces', 1936
$16,250
Sep 2014
Christie's
Union Station Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, 1933
Union Station Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, 1933
$7,500
Dec 2012
Christie's
Slag Train, Otis Steel Co., 1930
Slag Train, Otis Steel Co., 1930
$1,375
Apr 2012
Christie's
Ladle B, Otis Steel Mill, Cleveland, 1930
Ladle B, Otis Steel Mill, Cleveland, 1930
$13,750
Dec 2011
Christie's
Sikorsky Aircraft. c. 1935
Sikorsky Aircraft. c. 1935
$4,750
Dec 2011
Christie's
Foster Wheeler Boiler Drums for Standard Oil Company's Tankers, c. 1930
Foster Wheeler Boiler Drums for Standard Oil Company's Tankers, c. 1930
$3,750
Dec 2011
Christie's
George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, New York, 1930
George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, New York, 1930
$86,500
Oct 2011
Christie's
Chrysler Corporation, 1929
Chrysler Corporation, 1929
$18,750
Oct 2011
Christie's
N.B.C. Vacuum Tubes, 1936
N.B.C. Vacuum Tubes, 1936
$5,625
Oct 2011
Christie's
DC-4 flying over New York City, 1939
DC-4 flying over New York City, 1939
$2,750
Oct 2011
Christie's
Gas Station at Oil Refinery, Linden, New Jersey, 1938
Gas Station at Oil Refinery, Linden, New Jersey, 1938
€4,000 ($4k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, 1928
Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio, 1928
$25,000
Oct 2010
Christie's
The George Washington Bridge, for Fortune , 1933
The George Washington Bridge, for Fortune , 1933
$12,500
Oct 2008
Christie's
24 Hour Worker, U.S.S.R, 1930-1932
24 Hour Worker, U.S.S.R, 1930-1932
$4,750
Feb 2008
Christie's
Cement Factory - Novorossisk, On the Black Sea, 1930
Cement Factory - Novorossisk, On the Black Sea, 1930
$8,750
Oct 2007
Christie's
The Sunbeam Club, Muncie, Indiana, 1937
The Sunbeam Club, Muncie, Indiana, 1937
$1,250
Sep 2007
Christie's
Ammonia Tanks, I.G. Farben, 1930
Ammonia Tanks, I.G. Farben, 1930
$18,000
Apr 2007
Christie's
Coca-Cola Advertisment, circa 1930
Coca-Cola Advertisment, circa 1930
$5,736
Oct 2004

For Sale 6

Contessa Gallery · Artsy
Lucky Stop Garage
Lucky Stop Garage, 1936
Price on request
Silver Gelatin Print
Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1935
Inquire about availability
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1935
Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy
Workers' Club, Moscow
Workers' Club, Moscow, 1930
Inquire about availability
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1930
Howard Greenberg Gallery · Artsy
Iron Puddler, Red October Rolling Mills in Stalingrad, Russia
Iron Puddler, Red October Rolling Mills in Stalingrad, Russia, 1931
US$12,000
Gelatin silver print; printed c.1931
Holden Luntz Gallery · Artsy
Goodyear Zeppelin, U.S.S. Airship Akron, World's Largest Airship
Goodyear Zeppelin, U.S.S. Airship Akron, World's Largest Airship, 1931
US$8,500
Warm-toned silver photograph
Contessa Gallery · Artsy
At the Time of the Louisville Flood
At the Time of the Louisville Flood, 1937
Price on request
Silver Gelatin Print
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Market527 auction results

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$378 – $400K
98 of 126 photographs lots with prices
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$19.2K
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$6.4K
98 priced photographs lots
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Apr 2026 · $3.6K
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Photographs: $6.4K medianWorks on paper: $15.1K medianSculpture/objects: $1.3K medianEditioned photos: $2.9K medianEditioned objects: $4.0K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Education5

Columbia University School of the Arts
New York, NY, USA
Cornell University
Purdue University
University Michigan
Western Reserve University
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Publications1

Survey 1

Women Photographers 1900 - 1975: A Legacy of Light
Hatje Cantz · 2025
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News11

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
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Lee Miller at the Musée d'Art moderne de Paris: A Photographer Between War, Beauty and Chaos
Lee Miller, the American photographer who transitioned from fashion modeling and surrealist experimentation to war photography, is the subject of a ma…
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has received a major donation of nearly 2,000 photographs from the Joy of Giving Something Inc. (JGS), a nonpr…
exhibitionsMay 20, 2026
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts receives major gift of photography
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced a major gift of 1,986 photographs from Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS), a nonprofit founded by f…
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American Miners Photo Exhibition 'Beneath the Surface' Tour: National Gallery (DC)-Milwaukee Art Museum-Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, TX)
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will present 'Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography' from May 23 to August 23, 2026, t…
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Is This What “Made in America” Looks Like?
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Lee Miller in Wide Angle
The Musée d'Art moderne de Paris (MAM) has opened a major retrospective of photographer Lee Miller (1907-1977), featuring nearly 250 prints—many vinta…
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Lost Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller Photos Turn Up in Old Scrapbook
A previously unknown scrapbook containing over 150 unseen photographs by Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller has been acquired by the University of Oxford’s B…
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Hood Museum of Art's longest-serving director to retire
John Stomberg, the director of Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art, has announced his retirement after leading the institution for over a decade. H…
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Past Exhibitions3

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#2,606 ATLAS Gallery

Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography

Paul Strand, Irving Penn, Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bill Brandt, Elliott Erwitt, Mario Giacomelli, Dorothea Lange, Daido Moriyama, Steve Schapiro, Harry Benson, Margaret Bourke-White, Patrick Demarchelier, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Marc Riboud, W. Eugene Smith, Yamamoto Masao, Alexander Rodchenko, Andreas Feininger, Franco Fontana, Horst P. Horst, Tina Modotti, Jeanloup Sieff, Willy Ronis, Steve McCurry, Barry Lategan, Eve Arnold, Thomas Hoepker, Joe Rosenthal, John Dominis, David Bailey, Herbert George Ponting, Leni Riefenstahl, Alberto Korda, Lewis Morley, Rudolf Koppitz, Jürgen Schadeberg, Terence Donovan, Iain Macmillan, Cornell Capa, George Hoyningen-Huene, Harold Edgerton

49 Dorset St, London W1U 7NF, United Kingdom

Mar 27, 2026 — May 30, 2026

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#199 Howard Greenberg Gallery

Syria in 1940

Margaret Bourke-White

41 E 57th St 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022, United States

Jun 24, 2014 — Sep 13, 2014

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Akron Art Museum

The Art of Movement: Dance Photographs from the Carol Halsted Collection

Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Steichen, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Barbara Morgan, Lotte Jacobi, Philip Trager, Lois Greenfield

1 S High St, Akron, OH 44308, USA

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Art Fair Appearances2

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EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
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Recent Activity18

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Exhibition
The Art of Movement: Dance Photographs from the Carol Halsted Collection
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts gifted collection of nearly 2,000 photographs
May 27, 2026
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Lee Miller au musée d’Art moderne de Paris : une photographe entre guerre, beauté et chaos
May 26, 2026
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Announces a Major Gift of Nearly 2000 Photographs
May 20, 2026
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts receives major gift of photography
May 19, 2026
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미국의 광부들 사진전 'Beneath the Surface' 순회: 내셔널 갤러리(DC)-밀워키미술관-에이먼카터미술관(포트워스, TX)
May 11, 2026
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Is This What “Made in America” Looks Like?
May 4, 2026
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Lee Miller en grand angle
Apr 30, 2026
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Lost Cecil Beaton and Lee Miller Photos Turn Up in Old Scrapbook
Apr 7, 2026
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Hood Museum of Art's longest-serving director to retire
Apr 3, 2026
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Exhibition
Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography
Mar 27, 2026
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2025 art obituaries
Dec 28, 2025
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okwui enwezor cuator duke collected writings
Aug 2, 2025
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2024
Apr 11, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
Dec 6, 2023
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Syria in 1940
Jun 24, 2014
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Margaret Bourke-White dies
Jan 1, 1971
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Margaret Bourke-White born
Jan 1, 1904
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