Don Worth Photography
American, 1924-2009
Don Worth was born in Nebraska in 1924. Worth began serious photography in 1949, and worked as an assistant to Ansel Adams from 1956 to 1960. He began teaching photography in the Art Department of San Francisco State University in 1962. His early life was dedicated to music, and he attended the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, where he received the Bachelor of Music degree in 1949 and a Master of Music degree in piano and composition in 1951. Worth's childhood on an Iowa farm sparked a life-long interest in horticulture and he designed and maintained a large subtropical garden at his home near San Francisco. Most of his photographs use plants as their subject matter. He has traveled widely in order to photograph. Worth's photographs — made, generally, with large format cameras — have an incisive clarity and quiet meditative mood. Many images involve enormous spaces, and often use the transformative power of fog, mist, and other atmospheric conditions.
Worth was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974 and received an appointment from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1980. His work has been exhibited in more than 50 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions. His photographs are owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Getty Museum, the Chicago Institute of Art, the Australian National Gallery, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and many other museums.to
9
2
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
11
1
1
5
2
1
7
4
7
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
11
8,800
2,806
1,313
1,187
4
2
11
Artist: Don Worth
Plumeria Blossoms, Hilo Hawaii
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Gelatin silver print, printed 2005; Printed and signed 'Don Worth' in pencil lower right, dry stamped 'Don Worth...Archival Print by Don Worth' in the lower margin, annotated in penc...
Category
1990s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Trees & Fog, San Fransisco
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist. Signed in pencil on recto, signed and titled on verso. Stamped.
Framed in silver archival mat and plexi.
Category
1970s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Calathea Vittata, Oahu, Hawaii
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by the artist. Signed in pencil on recto, signed and titled on verso.
Mint condition. Framed when it was purchased. Silver gun metal grey frame.
Category
1970s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rock and Surf, San Francisco
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare large size!!!
Hand printed by the talented Don Worth.
Signed in pencil.
Printed 1970
Category
Late 20th Century Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Miconia Magnifica, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1970s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Tropical Leaves, Fittonia Agyroneura, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1950s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Twilight, Near Hobart, Tasmania
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1980s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Alcocasia 'Green Velvet' Mill Valley, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1980s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Cactus: Trichocereus Schickendantzil, San Jose, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on recto.
Category
1970s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Calathea Vittata, Oahu
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1970s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Grass and Water, Mt. Baker, Washington
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
1960s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Related Items
Alaska Forest Stream - Black & White Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful black & white landscape photograph of forest trees and stream in the woods of Alaska, by Anchorage-based nature photographer George Provost (American, 20th Century). Hand signed and dated "George Provost 1989" lower right. Photograph is hand made from an 8x10 camera negative in a traditional "wet" darkroom, by the photographer. Mounted on white mat board. Unframed. Image size: 19"H x 15"W.
Born in California, Provost grew up in the Bay Area. He has lived and worked in Alaska since 1987, specializing in large format, fine art, black and white photography. His work has been exhibited in over 60 exhibitions, received numerous awards, and is included in hundreds of collections, both public and private.
George Provost was an Isle Royale...
Category
1980s American Realist Don Worth Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
Beyond
By Ted Adams
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 20.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
Ted Adams’ first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery juxtaposes surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional photojournalism is his keen eye for capturing the irony in the events that unfold before our eyes. It is the found objects in everyday life to which Adams is most attuned. He creates a subtle mood and visual mystery that conveys meaning not only from the image itself but also through imagining what exists just beyond the frame.
"I see photography as a way of cropping the world—selectively taking things out of context—which often results in stripping the meaning out of the original subject matter, or at least making the image open to interpretation. It’s the opposite of traditional photojournalism whose intention is to create ‘narrative’ and context rather than discard them."
While he has exhibited artistic photography in a variety of genres, in the past five years he turned his artistic eye inward to reflect a more autobiographical tone. While some people compare his work to that of Robert Frank, Adams finds himself more and more influenced by Larry Clark whose career was built on pictures drawn from his own life and drug-addled friends rather than a specific documentary mission.
The unique presentation of this collection of twenty-three silver gelatin prints enhances the voyeuristic sensibility of Mr. Adams’ work. Each photograph is jewel box in size, measuring 4" x 6" to invite the viewer in to make an intimate appraisal. The craftsmanship of the wide, dark wood frames hearkens back to late 19th-century Shaker design—yet the aesthetic is boldly contemporary, providing a strong backdrop to draw the viewer’s gaze directly to the subject matter.
This artisanship extends to the printing where Adams exhibits his skills in traditional darkroom processes. He shoots mostly with Leica and Nikon 35mm film cameras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Save the Salt, Bonneville, Utah - American Landscape Color Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Save the Salt' refers to the mission of caring for the unique environment of the Salt Lake. This picture instantly has a cool Americana feel. The Control Tower and the chequered fla...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Don Worth Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$959
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
"Monument Valley" Black and White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"Monument Valley" Black and White Photograph
Stunning photograph of Monument Valley, Utah, by an unknown artist (20th Century). A gnarled, ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Don Worth Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Edward Weston's Desk, Black and White Photograph, Wild Cat Hill
By Kim Weston
Located in Soquel, CA
Black and white photograph of Edward Weston's desk, by Kim Weston (American, b. 1953). This photograph was taken in the former home of Edward Weston, Kim We...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Don Worth Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Black and White
$1,350
H 17.88 in W 15 in D 0.13 in
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Park Avenue 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
Category
1950s Modern Don Worth Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sunflower, Winthrop, MA
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount.
Category
1960s Modern Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cuban American Julio Mitchel Statue of Liberty Photograph Silver Gelatin Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Julio Mitchell (Cuban, b. 1942) 'Statue of Liberty'
'Statue of Liberty from Brooklyn
Dated 1998
Dedicated to Chara Schreyer and Natalie for her Bat Mitzvah
Fine Print
16in. x 10 1/2i...
Category
20th Century Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Park Avenue - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Park Avenue
A view of neatly arranged office and apartment blocks along Park Avenue in New York City.
30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size
Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
Category
1950s Modern Don Worth Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Milan Street Photography Set of Four Artworks
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of four framed ready to hang Italian architecture street photography by Richard Heeps.
This listing is for four individually framed artworks each measuring 23.5" x 27.6".
Each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Don Worth Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$1,699
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 1.38 in
Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
NY Apartments
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor.
Paper size 40 x 40" inches / ...
Category
1950s Modern Don Worth Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sweet Peas, 1907
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexiglas, free shipping and a 14 day return policy.
Lora Webb Nichols
Sweet Peas, 1907
15 x 12 inch gelatin silver print
Image Size: 14 x 8.5 inches
Frame size: 22.5 x 17.5 x 2
Edition of 15
Lora Webb Nichols was born in 1883 and grew up in the small mining town of Encampment, Wyoming. At the age of 16 Lora received her first camera and from that moment and for the next few decades she produced work that is both stunning in its singular voice and revealing in the world it opens up for us.
At first Nichols photographed her family, friends, and the landscape around Encampment, but when the town experienced a copper mining boom Nichols expanded her scope to become a photographer for hire shooting portraits and industrial photographs. When the boom collapsed, Nichols took the risk of opening her own business in Encampment - The Rocky Mountain Studio - which opened in 1925. The studio ran for ten years, accumulating 24,000 negatives that illustrate the lives and environment of the people living in and around the town while creating a distinctive and surprising body of work. If one was to attempt an analogy – Nichols’ pictures fit somewhere between Lartigue and Lange - joyful and generous while objectively intimate. In particular what seems to distinguish Nichols’ work is the way she sees the world from a female perspective. As Vince Aletti...
Category
Early 1900s Other Art Style Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Previously Available Items
MICONIA MAGNIFICA CALIFORNIA, 1977 Plant Study
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Truly a master printer of silver gelatin photographs.
Don Worth had a passion for flora. This photograph is luminous and a great example of his talents. A true treasure for any col...
Category
1970s Abstract Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Succulent: Agave Victoriae-Reginae, Mexico
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on recto.
Gelatin Silver Print.
Category
1960s Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Succulent: Echeveria Radiance
By Don Worth
Located in Buffalo, NY
A silver gelatin print by American artist Don Worth originally created in 1968.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Don Worth Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Don Worth photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Don Worth photography available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Don Worth in silver gelatin print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Don Worth photography, so small editions measuring 9 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Bill Jacobson, Aaron Siskind, and Eva Mueller. Don Worth photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,200 and tops out at $4,000, while the average work can sell for $4,000.
Artists Similar to Don Worth
Questions About Don Worth Photography
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024Yes, some Native American jewelry is worth something. As with other types of jewelry, many pieces are made of fine materials, such as sterling silver, turquoise, jasper and lapis lazuli. Jewelry produced by Native American artists may also have value based on its age, style, type and other factors. Find a large selection of Native American jewelry on 1stDibs.