Mystery of the Street by Umbo (Otto Umbehr)
Art Institute of Chicago

Mystery of the Street

Umbo (Otto Umbehr) · 1928

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

  • Art Institute of Chicago, “Foreign Exchange: Photography between Chicago, Japan, and Germany, 1920-1960,” May 4, 2024–Sep. 9, 2024.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget,” December 11, 1976–February 20, 1977; traveled to the International Center of Photography, New York, April 21-May 29, 1977; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, November 4-December 18 1977; Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 13-Ferbruary 26, 1978; Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois, March 16-April 30, 1978; and Cincinnati Art Museum, November 17-December 24, 1978. (David Travis)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, "Sights Unseen: Photographs from the Permanent Collection," October 16-March 13, 1994.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, "The Other Side of Light: Shadows from the Photography Collection" December 1, 2007–February 24, 2008. (Newell G Smith)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, "Photography on Display: Modern Treasures," May 9–September 13, 2009.

Literature

Published references

  • Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. p. 91, cat. 133.
  • Molderings, Herbert. 2008. "Die Geburt der moderne Fotografie." Philo Fine Arts. p. 420.

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