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Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Jim Norris and Wife, Homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico
Jim Norris and Wife, Homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940
Acquired 2021
Dye imbibition print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Migrant's car stopped along the road, with part of migrant family in rear seat of truck, under a tree to await the rain's passing, near Muskogee, Oklahoma
Migrant's car stopped along the road, with part of migrant family in rear seat of truck, under a tree to await the rain's passing, near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1939
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Display of automobile tires and wheels, Deming, New Mexico
Display of automobile tires and wheels, Deming, New Mexico, 1939
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico
Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico, 1940
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Visitor to Taos fiesta, New Mexico
Visitor to Taos fiesta, New Mexico, 1940
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Indian boy in blueberry pickers' camp near Little Fork, Minnesota
Indian boy in blueberry pickers' camp near Little Fork, Minnesota, 1937
Acquired 2020
Gelatin silver print
Art Institute of Chicago
Corner of Edwin Gorder’s Farmhouse Williams County, North Dakota
Corner of Edwin Gorder’s Farmhouse Williams County, North Dakota, 1937
Acquired 2019
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Saying grace before the barbeque dinner at the fair, Pie Town, New Mexico
Saying grace before the barbeque dinner at the fair, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940
Acquired 2015
Dye imbibition print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Machinery against the garage on Matt Henry's farm near Tipler, Wisconsin. Note primitive scythe rake
Machinery against the garage on Matt Henry's farm near Tipler, Wisconsin. Note primitive scythe rake, 1937
Acquired 2014
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Officers
Officers, 1943
Acquired 2009
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Soda jerker flipping ice cream into malted milk shakes. Corpus Christi, Texas
Soda jerker flipping ice cream into malted milk shakes. Corpus Christi, Texas, 1939
Acquired 2009
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Cattlemen at auction of prize beef steers and breeding stock at San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Angelo, Texas
Cattlemen at auction of prize beef steers and breeding stock at San Angelo Fat Stock Show. San Angelo, Texas, 1940
Acquired 2005
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Bombed-out Portion of the City of Frankfurt, 24 June 1945
A Bombed-out Portion of the City of Frankfurt, 24 June 1945, 1945
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Barracks
Barracks, 1943
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Two Children of John Scott, a Hired Hand Living near Ringgold, Iowa
Two Children of John Scott, a Hired Hand Living near Ringgold, Iowa, 1937
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Sign, Harlingen, Texas
Sign, Harlingen, Texas, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Sign Showing Commission for Handling Strawberries, Hammond, Louisiana
Sign Showing Commission for Handling Strawberries, Hammond, Louisiana, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Sign in Wholesale Grocery Store, San Angelo, Texas
Sign in Wholesale Grocery Store, San Angelo, Texas, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Sign in Country Store near Vacherie, Louisiana
Sign in Country Store near Vacherie, Louisiana, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Price List of Staples Eaten by Farmers in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Price List of Staples Eaten by Farmers in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Old Lamps on House of Jim Hardin, Two Bit near Deadwood, South Dakota
Old Lamps on House of Jim Hardin, Two Bit near Deadwood, South Dakota, 1937
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Kitchen of Tenant Purchase Client, Hidalgo County, Texas
Kitchen of Tenant Purchase Client, Hidalgo County, Texas, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Detail of Front of Combined Filling Station and Grocery Store, Questa, New Mexico
Detail of Front of Combined Filling Station and Grocery Store, Questa, New Mexico, 1939
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Desk in Home of Acadian Family near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Desk in Home of Acadian Family near Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
MoMA
Decorations above Mantel in Negro Home along the Levee, Norco, Louisiana
Decorations above Mantel in Negro Home along the Levee, Norco, Louisiana, 1938
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
A selection of 6 photographs showcasing the range of Lee's work from the F.S.A
A selection of 6 photographs showcasing the range of Lee's work from the F.S.A
$4,750
Jan 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
A group of 5 photographs depicting children
A group of 5 photographs depicting children
$4,000
Jan 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
A group of 5 photographs depicting the Southern United States
A group of 5 photographs depicting the Southern United States
$1,750
Jan 2022
Sotheby's
Cattleman and Grandson, San Angelo, Texas
Cattleman and Grandson, San Angelo, Texas
Sold
Dec 2020
Christie's
Company Housing in Coal Camp, Appalachia, 1946; and Farm House, North Dakota, 1939
Company Housing in Coal Camp, Appalachia, 1946; and Farm House, North Dakota, 1939
€3,750 ($4k USD)
Dec 2011
Christie's
Oil field worker drinking water, Kilgore, Texas, April 1939
Oil field worker drinking water, Kilgore, Texas, April 1939
€13,750 ($15k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Oklahoma Migrants, 1939
Oklahoma Migrants, 1939
€1,062 ($1k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Pie Town, New Mexico.
Pie Town, New Mexico.
£12,925 ($17k USD)
Nov 2002
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Jim Norris and Wife, Homesteaders, Pie Town, New Mexico
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.326 · Dye imbibition print
Museum purchase funded by the Photography Subcommittee 2021
Migrant's car stopped along the road, with part of migrant family in rear seat of truck, under a tree to await the rain's passing, near Muskogee, Oklahoma
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.74 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Display of automobile tires and wheels, Deming, New Mexico
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.75 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Telephone used for communication between various points in the mine. Mill and office, gold mine at Mogollon, New Mexico
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.76 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Visitor to Taos fiesta, New Mexico
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.77 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Indian boy in blueberry pickers' camp near Little Fork, Minnesota
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.78 · Gelatin silver print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Negro Boys on Easter Morning, Bronzeville, Chicago, April 1941
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.157 · Inkjet print
Museum purchase
Corner of Edwin Gorder’s Farmhouse Williams County, North Dakota
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2018.388 · Gelatin silver print
Through prior gift of Barbara Levy Kipper
Saying grace before the barbeque dinner at the fair, Pie Town, New Mexico
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.187 · Dye imbibition print
Museum purchase funded by Lynn and Marcel Mason
Machinery against the garage on Matt Henry's farm near Tipler, Wisconsin. Note primitive scythe rake
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.947 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Roadside Park along U.S. #80 between Midland and Odessa, Texas
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.240 · gelatin silver print
Gift of Michal Venera
Officers
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.1236 · Gelatin silver print
Gift of Will Michels
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Landmark Exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Unites U.S. Bicentennial Photography Surveys for the First Time
The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present "Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial," a landmark exhibition opening…
exhibitionsApr 29, 2026
'Rooted Strong' exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Art explores visions of America from New Mexico
The New Mexico Museum of Art has launched "Rooted Strong: Visions of America from New Mexico," an exhibition timed to coincide with the United States …
exhibitionsApr 16, 2026
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News
Landmark Exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Unites U.S. Bicentennial Photography Surveys for the First Time
Apr 29, 2026
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News
'Rooted Strong' exhibition at New Mexico Museum of Art explores visions of America from New Mexico
Apr 16, 2026
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Exhibition
Russell Lee Photographs
Mar 14, 2026