Fine Art Photographs

Please note: The Center for Creative Photography is pausing acquisitions as we engage in the search for our next executive director and implement exciting upgrades to our digital infrastructure. We look forward to resuming this important work in the near future.

Discover a wide selection of images in our online gallery. To make our collections more accessible, we are continually digitizing and adding more images. Scholars, museum professionals and classes can view original photographs from our collection by contacting Archives staff, and providing at least six weeks notice.

The Center for Creative Photography's fine print collection includes over 100,000 prints, and the Center continues to acquire work through purchase and donation. Dedicated to expanding the history of photography, generating new discourse, and reflecting the rich variety of our communities, CCP established an endowment in 2021 committed to diversifying the collection and acquiring the work of historically underrepresented artists. As the Center approaches its 50th Anniversary, it is critical that the institution focuses on sustainable collecting practices for the next 50 years. To do this work with best practice, CCP is undergoing an assessment of acquisition criteria, staffing, process, and capacity. During this time, the acceptance of donations will be greatly reduced.

 

Selected Artists

Robert Heinecken

Robert Heinecken, John Szarkowski showing Charles Kuralt how to hold a watermelon when eating it left to right, 1985. Robert Heinecken Archive/Gift of the artist. ©The Robert Heinecken Trust and Pace MacGill Gallery. 93.68.54

Robert Heinecken, John Szarkowski showing Charles Kuralt how to hold a watermelon when eating it left to right, 1985. Robert Heinecken Archive/Gift of the artist. ©The Robert Heinecken Trust and Pace MacGill Gallery. 93.68.54

Robert Heinecken

Max Yavno

Max Yavno, Boys Playing Ball and Arch, 1982. Gift of Leonard and Marjorie Vernon. © 1998 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation. 94.46.3

Max Yavno, Boys Playing Ball and Arch, 1982. Gift of Leonard and Marjorie Vernon. © 1998 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation. 94.46.3

Max Yavno

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1955. Louise Dahl-Wolfe Archive/ Gift of the Louise Dahl-Wolfe Trust. © 1989 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. 85.102.14

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Lola Alvarez Bravo

Lola Alvarez Bravo, untitled, 1954. Lola Alvarez Bravo Archive. © 1995 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation. 93.6.70

Lola Alvarez Bravo

John Gutmann

John Gutmann, Two Midget Clowns Backstage, 1940. John Gutmann Archive. © 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. 2000.112.32

John Gutmann

Frederick Sommer

Frederick Sommer, Medallion, 1948. Frederick Sommer Archive. © 1999 Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation. 76.32.27

Frederick Sommer, Medallion, 1948. Frederick Sommer Archive. © 1999 Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation. 76.32.27

Frederick Sommer

Edward Weston

Edward Weston, Nude, 1934. Edward Weston Archive. © 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. 81.252.188

Edward Weston, Nude, 1934. Edward Weston Archive. © 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents. 81.252.188

Edward Weston

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams, Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947, 1948. Ansel Adams Archive/Purchase. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. 78.152.6

Ansel Adams, Denali and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947, 1948. Ansel Adams Archive/Purchase. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. 78.152.6

Ansel Adams

Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind, New York City, 1930s. Aaron Siskind Archive. © The Aaron Siskind Foundation. 76.6.38

Aaron Siskind