Recently I asked myself “Is photography about ideas or about feelings?” This is a good question to ask yourself before you start acquiring a collection of any kind of art.
If your answer is “feelings” then I suggest you listen to no one but yourself and build a collection that reflects your unique personality. If it about ideas, (history, trends, movements, value) you may want to consult the opinions of those who have laboured in the field and have a larger sense of the work that is out there. The famous art director Alexey Brodovitch told us one night : “You are responsible for everything that has come before you”. At the time I didn’t want to listen to that because I was determined to do my own thing, uninfluenced by the work of others. This was an attitude of youth and I still support it for youths. However, I am no longer a youth and am very much interested in what has gone before me and around me in photography. I think you call it history. Of course I have finally figured out what my photography is about, so I am not afraid of outside influences. That takes a long time.
Here is what museum curators have decided about me, as of August 2007. Stay tuned. These prints are available at my dealers, or at my studio if you want to discuss the work. Phone first…gsz
George S. Zimbel – Works in Museum Collections (updated 1/8/07)
Key to Museum Names:
AGNS: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
BM: The Brooklyn Museum
CCAG: Confederation Centre Art Gallery & Museum
CMCP: Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
ICP: International Center of Photography , NYC
IVAM: Institut Valencia d’art Modern
MACM: Musee d’Art contemporain de Montreal
MAHL: Musee d’art et histoire de Luxembourg
MFAH: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
MNBAQ: Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Quebec
MOMA : Museum of Modern Art, NYC
NGC: National Gallery of Canada
OAG: Owens Art Gallery, N.B.
TMMP: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Titles
1. Irish Dancehall, the Bronx 1954 : MOMA, MFAH, IVAM,ICP, TOKYO MET, MFAH,MFAQ
2. Marilyn Monroe & Billy Wilder NYC 1954: MFAH, IVAM, MACM, MA LUX
3. Jacqueline & John Kennedy, NYC 1960: MOMA, TMMP IVAM,ICP, MFAQ, CCAG
4. The Goose, Bronx 1958: ICP, MFAH, MACM
5. Harlem from 125th St. 1960’s : IVAM, MFAH, MACM, ICP
6. Blonde Girl & Black Dog 1962 : ICP, OAG
7. Fun Fun, Montreal 1986 : Tokyo, MFAQ, CCAG
8. Manhattan Looking South NY 1954 : TMMP
9. Woman at the bar, N.O 1955: MOMA, TMMP
10. Old Ferguson Place 1980 :IVAM, CCAG
11. Boys with Hats, NYC 1953: TMMP, ICP, OAG
12. Boy & Empire State Bldg. 1955: IVAM, TMMP
13. Black Boy & Great Dane, Harlem 1960’s :MFAH, IVAM, ICP
14. Going to Class,MIT 1958: CCAG, MFAH
15. Young Man & Woman, Paris 1952: MFAH, TMMP
16. Girl Twirling, Ala. 1957: IVAM, OAG
17. Boy & Gun, Bronx 1969 :ICP, OAG
18. Hoods Up, NYC 1954: IVAM, ICP
19. The Auction, P.E.I., Canada 1978: CCAG, OAG
20. Dolly at the Stream 1970’s : TMMP
21. Woman & Her Dog, Bklyn 1968: MFAH, MACM
22. Marilyn Monroe 1954: MACM, ICP, MFAQ, CMCP, MALUX, CCAG
23. An American Man, Peekskill NY 1960’s: MFAH, MFAQ
24. Eisenhower & Nixon, NYC 1960: MFAH, ICP
25. Harry Truman Walk 1960: MFAH, IVAM,ICP
26. Harry & Bess Truman NYC 1954: MFAQ, CMCP
27. Nixon Kennedy TV Debate 1960: MACM
28. “Still Movies” Margie Gillis Dances 1980’s : AGNS
29. UN Plaza at Night, 1955 : TMMP
30. The Birthday Party, P.E.I. 1976: CCAG
31. Last Picture, Bona Fide Farm 1980: CCAG
32. Couple with Coke, Paris 1952: CCAG
33. Dancer, PEI 1976: CCAG
34. Looking Down at Spike, Montreal 1998: MFAH
35. Marble Quarry, Vermont 1960’s: IVAM
36. Jean Seberg & Etienne deCroux, NYC 1959: IVAM
37. The Calatrava Additions, Milwaukee 2002: IVAM
38. Black Man Reading, Paris 1952: IVAM
39. Jodi On The Couch, Peekskill 1964 : IVAM
40. Horizon House,Englewood Cliffs N.J. 1963: IVAM
41. Beautiful Fishes, Valencia 2000: IVAM
42. Edward R. Morrow, NYC 1959: ICP
43. Dead man Under 3rd Ave El. 1951: ICP, MFAQ
44. The Queen Mother & Admirers 1964: ICP
45. Hopscotch, Sunday Morning NYC 1951: ICP
46. Construction Workers, 35th Street, NYC 1955: ICP
47. Richard Nixon & John Kennedy in the Palms 1960: ICP
48. Space babies, Jones Beach NY 1959: OAG
49. Boy or Man, Tarrytown N.Y. 1960’s: OAG
50. Spelling Aerial, Tarrytown, N.Y. 1960’s: OAG
51. The Laundry, Bona Fide Farm 1976: NGC
52. Sunday Morning, NYC 1951 (Herald Tribune): NGC
52. Figure in the Window, 1150 St. Joseph E. 1998: MFAQ
53. The Physics Lecture, MIT 1958: MACM
54. Dance at the UN 1955 : MACM
55. Alone in the Hall, Tarrytown N.Y.1960’s: MACM
56. Approach to George Washington Bridge. 1953: MACM
57. Still Movies: The Box , NYC 1951 : MACM
58. Still Movies: TV Playback, 1959: MACM
59. Our Last Day in Valencia, 2000: IVAM
60. Up Against the Wall, Cadaquez Spain 2000: IVAM
61. Serious Marilyn, N.Y.C. 1954 : BM