Seated woman
American Photography: Recent Additions to the Hallmark Photographic Collection. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 27 – May 14, 2000, no cat.
Rotation 7. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 7, 2009 – May 17, 2010, no cat.
Rotation 15. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 19, 2013 – January 5, 2014, no cat.
Rotation 17. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 6, 2014 – January 11, 2015, no cat.
Rotation 24. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – November 12, 2017, no cat.
Frederick Monsen was originally an ethnologist and archaeologist. He worked for several government expeditions, including the U.S.Mexico Boundary Geological Survey and the Yosemite National Park Survey. Later, Monsen used a handheld camera, like many other amateurs, to photograph American Indians in New Mexico. This elegantly composed portrait evokes a warm sense of dignity and candor.
Tom Jacobson, San Diego, CA by 1996;
Purchased from Tom Jaconbson's sale Photographs 8390, Christie’s, New York, NY, April 23, 1996, lot 99, by Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1996;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
