On view

This winter, the Addison Gallery of American Art will present Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955 and A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845. Together, the two exhibitions offer a wide variety of perspectives on the American experience from the 19th century to the present. In addition to 100 photographs by Robert Frank and Todd Webb, nearly 200 works by photographers including Alexander Gardner, James Van Der Zee, Lewis Hine, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, Sally Mann, Dawoud Bey, Sheila Pree Bright, Tommy Kha, and RaMell Ross will be on view in A Long Arc. The Addison is the second stop for each traveling exhibition.

“We are thrilled to present these two dynamic exhibitions,” said Allison Kemmerer, The Mary Stripp and R. Crosby Kemper Director of the Addison. “As one of the first American museums to actively collect and exhibit photography, the Addison has long appreciated the power of the medium to examine important narratives in American history. Though these exhibitions tell different stories, each presents perspecves that reveal the ambitions, anxieties, and desires of the nation.”