Frederick Sommer

Frederick Sommer

American Photographer · 1905–1999

98 works on LinkedCulture

The son of a city planner, Frederick Sommer was trained as an architect in Brazil. He began to exhibit his drawings in Brazil while still a teenager. His work was so accomplished that he was accepted to the architecture department at Cornell University, though he had not received an undergraduate degree and did not yet speak English. Sommer purchased his first camera around 1931 while he was in Sw

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Getty Museum · 1951

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Arizona Landscape

Arizona Landscape

Getty Museum · 1945

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Arizona Landscape

Arizona Landscape

Getty Museum · 1944

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Arrangement of Objects

Arrangement of Objects

Getty Museum · 1947

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Beato Saltador Alegre

Beato Saltador Alegre

Getty Museum · 1950

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Chicken

Chicken

Getty Museum · 1939

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Chicken

Chicken

Getty Museum · 1939

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Circumnavigation of The Blood

Circumnavigation of The Blood

Getty Museum · 1950

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Colorado River Landscape

Colorado River Landscape

Getty Museum · 1942

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Colorado River Landscape

Colorado River Landscape

Getty Museum · 1940

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Colorado River Landscape

Colorado River Landscape

Getty Museum · 1942

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Cut Paper

Cut Paper

Getty Museum · 1978

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Cut Paper

Cut Paper

Getty Museum · 1977

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Cut Paper

Cut Paper

Getty Museum · 1974

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Cut Paper

Cut Paper

Getty Museum · 1977

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Dugas, Arizona

Dugas, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1943

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Dürer Variation

Dürer Variation

Getty Museum · 1966

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Fighting Centaur

Fighting Centaur

Getty Museum · 1952

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Figure (94.XM.37.12)

Figure (94.XM.37.12)

Getty Museum · 1965

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Flower and Frog

Flower and Frog

Getty Museum · 1947

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Found Painting

Found Painting

Getty Museum · 1949

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Galleria Borghese

Galleria Borghese

Getty Museum · 1960

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Glass

Glass

Getty Museum · 1943

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Gold Mine, Arizona

Gold Mine, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1943

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Hadrian's Villa

Hadrian's Villa

Getty Museum · 1961

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Heraclitus

Heraclitus

Getty Museum · 1964

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I Adore You

I Adore You

Getty Museum · 1947

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Jerome, Arizona

Jerome, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1952

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Kyoto Lumber Yard

Kyoto Lumber Yard

Getty Museum · 1969

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Lee Nevin

Lee Nevin

Getty Museum · 1963

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Lee Nevin

Lee Nevin

Getty Museum · 1961

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Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Getty Museum · 1946

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Medallion

Medallion

Getty Museum · 1948

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Moon Culmination

Moon Culmination

Getty Museum · 1951

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Musical Score

Musical Score

Getty Museum · about 1970–1975

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Paint on Cellophane

Paint on Cellophane

Getty Museum · 1985

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Paint on Cellophane

Paint on Cellophane

Getty Museum · 1957

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Paracelsus

Paracelsus

Getty Museum · 1957

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Placenta

Placenta

Getty Museum · 1940

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Sedona, Arizona

Sedona, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1939

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Smoke on Glass

Smoke on Glass

Getty Museum · 1962

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Springfield

Springfield

Getty Museum · 1957

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Taylor, Arizona

Taylor, Arizona

Getty Museum · 1945

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The Anatomy of a Chicken

The Anatomy of a Chicken

Getty Museum · 1939

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The Golden Apples

The Golden Apples

Getty Museum · 1961

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Three Graces

Three Graces

Getty Museum · 1985

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[Turkey Crop]

[Turkey Crop]

Getty Museum · 1940

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Getty Museum · 1942

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Getty Museum · 1930s–1960s

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Getty Museum · 1940–1990

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Getty Museum · 1940–1990

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Getty Museum · 1942

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Getty Museum · 1958

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Getty Museum · 1930s–1960s

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Getty Museum · 1944

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Getty Museum · 1957

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Getty Museum · 1954

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Getty Museum · 1940–1990

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Getty Museum · 1940–1990

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Getty Museum · 1955

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