Photo Eye (Foto-Auge) (detail),1927, printed 1938–40. Anton Stankowski (German, 1906–1998). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 10.9 x 14.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.122. © Stankowski-Stiftung
  • Photo Eye (Foto-Auge) (detail),1927, printed 1938–40. Anton Stankowski (German, 1906–1998). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 10.9 x 14.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.122. © Stankowski-Stiftung
  • Photo Eye (Foto-Auge),1927, printed 1938–40. Anton Stankowski (German, 1906–1998). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 10.9 x 14.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.122. © Stankowski-Stiftung
  • The Doll (La Poupée), 1936. Hans Bellmer (German, 1902–1975). Gelatin silver print; 11.7 x 7.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art,  John L. Severance Fund 2007.27 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
  • The Architect of Magus, 1935. Georges Hugnet (French, 1906–1974). Collage; photomechanical reproductions on drawing (graphite, watercolor, black pen, and ink); 31.3 x 22.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.53. © 2013 Artists Rig
  • Double Portrait with Hat, c. 1936–37. Dora Maar (French, 1907–1997). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 29.7 x 23.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David Raymond 2008.172. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/AD
  • The Battle of the Penthesilea (Le Combat des Penthésiliées), 1937. Raoul Ubac (Belgian, 1910–1985). Gelatin silver print; 16.9 x 22.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.154. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP,
  • Young Couple Wearing a Two-in-One Suit at the Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, 1931. Brassaï  (French, 1899–1984). Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped; 29.8 x 22 cm.  The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.40. © The Brassaï Estate – RMN
  • Wood-Milne, 1930. François Kollar (Slovak, 1904–1979). Gelatin silver print, montage; 37.5 x 28.1 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.58. ©  Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque du Patrimoine, Dist. RMN
  • "The Crystal Ball (La Boule de Verre), 1931. Jacques-Henri Lartigue (French, 1894–1986). Gelatin silver print, toned; 23.7 x 29.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.149. Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue © Ministère de la Cult
  • Photogram (Number 9), 1931. Edward Quigley (American, 1898–1977). Gelatin silver print, photogram; 20.7 x 16.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.110
  • New York Montage, 1928. Thurman Rotan (American, 1903–1991). Gelatin silver print, montage; 11.5 x 8.2 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.117
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Forbidden Games: Surrealist and Modernist Photography

Sun, 10/19/2014 to Sun, 01/11/2015
The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall

This exhibition is supported by a grant from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and was developed in part through the generosity of Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this exhibition with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

 

Photo Eye (Foto-Auge),1927, printed 1938–40. Anton Stankowski (German, 1906–1998). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 10.9 x 14.5 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.122. © Stankowski-Stiftung
The Doll (La Poupée), 1936. Hans Bellmer (German, 1902–1975). Gelatin silver print; 11.7 x 7.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art,  John L. Severance Fund 2007.27 © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
The Architect of Magus, 1935. Georges Hugnet (French, 1906–1974). Collage; photomechanical reproductions on drawing (graphite, watercolor, black pen, and ink); 31.3 x 22.7 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.53. © 2013 Artists Rig
Double Portrait with Hat, c. 1936–37. Dora Maar (French, 1907–1997). Gelatin silver print, montage, from negatives with handwork; 29.7 x 23.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of David Raymond 2008.172. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/AD
The Battle of the Penthesilea (Le Combat des Penthésiliées), 1937. Raoul Ubac (Belgian, 1910–1985). Gelatin silver print; 16.9 x 22.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.154. © 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP,
Young Couple Wearing a Two-in-One Suit at the Bal de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, 1931. Brassaï  (French, 1899–1984). Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped; 29.8 x 22 cm.  The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.40. © The Brassaï Estate – RMN
Wood-Milne, 1930. François Kollar (Slovak, 1904–1979). Gelatin silver print, montage; 37.5 x 28.1 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.58. ©  Ministère de la Culture / Médiathèque du Patrimoine, Dist. RMN
"The Crystal Ball (La Boule de Verre), 1931. Jacques-Henri Lartigue (French, 1894–1986). Gelatin silver print, toned; 23.7 x 29.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.149. Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue © Ministère de la Cult
Photogram (Number 9), 1931. Edward Quigley (American, 1898–1977). Gelatin silver print, photogram; 20.7 x 16.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.110
New York Montage, 1928. Thurman Rotan (American, 1903–1991). Gelatin silver print, montage; 11.5 x 8.2 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.117