Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• World Regions
  • All World Regions
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Africa
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Central America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Central and North Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • East Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Europe
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • North America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Oceania
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • South America
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • South and Southeast Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • West Asia
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
• Timelines
  • 8,000–2,000 b.c.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 2,000–1,000 b.c.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000 b.c.–1 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1–500 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 500–1,000 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000–1400 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1400–1600 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1600–1800 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1800–1900 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1900 a.d.–present
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
• Thematic Essays
  • Browse by Category
    • Recent Additions
    • All Thematic Essays
    • African Art
    • American Art
    • Ancient Near Eastern Art
    • Art of the Americas
    • Asian Art
    • Byzantine Art
    • Egyptian Art
    • European Art
    • Greek and Roman Art
    • Islamic Art
    • Medieval Art
    • Oceanic/Pacific Art
    • Prehistory
  • Browse by Geographical Region
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • Browse by Time Period
    • 20,000–8000 B.C.
    • 8000–2000 B.C.
    • 2000–1000 B.C.
    • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
    • 1–500 A.D.
    • 500–1000 A.D.
    • 1000–1400 A.D.
    • 1400–1600 A.D.
    • 1600–1800 A.D.
    • 1800–1900 A.D.
    • 1900 A.D.–Present
  • Browse by Department
    • American Decorative Arts
    • American Paintings and Sculpture
    • Ancient Near Eastern Art
    • Arms and Armor
    • Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
    • Asian Art
    • The Costume Institute
    • Drawings and Prints
    • Education
    • Egyptian Art
    • European Paintings
    • European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
    • Greek and Roman Art
    • Islamic Art
    • The Libraries
    • Medieval Art and The Cloisters
    • Musical Instruments
    • Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art
    • Objects Conservation
    • Paintings Conservation
    • Paper Conservation
    • Photographs
    • Robert Lehman Collection
    • Scientific Research
    • Textile Conservation
• Works of Art
• Index

Subject Index: Photojournalism

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

Works of Art (38) Alabama Tenant Farmer Wife, 1936, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (2001.415) Alabama Tenant Farmer, 1936, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (2000.329) [American Troops Landing on D-Day, Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast], 1944, Robert Capa (American, born Hungary), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.501) Box 272 Interior, probably early 1927, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 242) Dead Confederate Soldier on the Battlefield at Antietam, September 1862, Alexander Gardner (American), Albumen silver print from glass negative (1970.537.4) Der Fotograf [The Photographer], 1931, Willi Ruge (German), Gelatin silver print (2005.100.300) Der Sinn des Hitlergrusses: Kleiner Mann bittet um grosse Gaben. Motto: Millonen Stehen Hinter Mir! [The Meaning of the Hitler Salute: Little man asks for big gifts. Motto: Millions Stand Behind Me!], 1932, John Heartfield (German), Photomechanical reproduction (1987.1125.8) Detail of Objects in the Antechamber, December 1922, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 18) Eighteenth Dynasty Graffiti on a Pillar of the Temple of Mentuhotep, 1924–25 season, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (M6C 62) El Morocco, 1955, Garry Winogrand (American), Gelatin silver print (1992.5107) Execution of the Prisoners, July 7, 1865, Alexander Gardner (American), Albumen silver print from glass negative (2005.100.251) Field Where General Reynolds Fell, Battlefield of Gettysburg, 1863, Timothy O'Sullivan (American), Albumen silver print from glass negative (2005.100.502.1 (1–50)) [Five Gentlemen Conversing around a Table], 1920s–30s, Erich Salomon (German), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.268) Fourth of July, Coney Island, 1958, Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland), Gelatin silver print (2002.273) General View of the Burial Chamber of Neferkhewet before the Commencement of Clearing, March 2, 1935, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (8A 291) Howard Carter Looking through the Open Doors of Tutankhamun's Second Shrine, January 1924, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 678) Landing Place, Railway Stores, Balaklava, 1855, Roger Fenton (British), Salted paper print from glass negative (2005.100.67) Liberia, 1931, Martin Munkacsi (American, born Hungary), Gelatin silver print) (1987.1100.35) License Photo Studio, New York, 1934, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1972.742.17) [Lunchroom Window, New York], 1929, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1971.646.35) Middle Kingdom Coffins as Found, 1918–19 season, Ambrose Lansing (American), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (6A 123) Mummy of Prince Amenemhat before Unwrapping, February 1919, Ambrose Lansing (American), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (6A 80) Outermost Coffin, spring 1926, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 364) Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.482) Procession of Objects from the Tomb to the House, evening of March 19, 1920, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (MC 39) Progress of the Work, January 1929, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (M10C 49) Red Army Detachment Passing the Lenin Mausoleum, 1933, Georgii Zelma (Russian), Gelatin silver print (1996.241) Rodeo, New York City, 1955, Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland), Gelatin silver print (1992.5162.3) Royal Cache Valley, 1919–20 season, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (7A 17) Salt Crystals in the Tomb of Senenmut, winter/spring 1927, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (M8C 205a) Second Coffin, November 1925, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 368) Sycamore Fig Leaves, 1924–25 season, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (M6C 480) Throw Sticks, probably 1927–28 season, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print TAA 1175) Treasury, probably October 1926, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 55) Unbroken Seal on the Third Shrine, January 1924, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver print (TAA 622) Unwrapping of a Mummy, 1935–36 season, Harry Burton (English), The Egyptian Expedition of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gelatin silver prints (M16C 106, 107, 352–354) Valencia, Spain, 1933, Henri Cartier-Bresson (French), Gelatin silver print (2005.100.164) Vaux #2, After Attack, 1918, Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.109)

Thematic Essays (9) Early Documentary Photography The New Documentary Tradition in Photography Photography and Everyday Life in America, 1945–60 Photography and the Civil War, 1861–1865 Photography in Europe, 1945–60 Photojournalism and the Picture Press in Germany The Pictures Generation Roger Fenton (1819–1869) Walker Evans (1903–1975)