Unlimited: Recent Gifts from the William Goodman and Victoria Belco Photography Collection

March 27–September 1, 2019

Celebrating a major gift of photographs from a pair of local collectors, this exhibition features works by masters of the photographic form, with an emphasis on contemporary work from the Bay Area and around the world.

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  • John Gutmann, The Artist Lives Dangerously, San Francisco, 1938; gelatin silver print; 14 x 11 in.; BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman. John Gutmann, © 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.

  • Christine Osinski: Boy Pointing Rifle at Car, 1983–84; gelatin silver print; 20 x 24 in.; BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman.

  • Christian Marclay: Seattle, 2005; Chromogenic print; 11 x 8 1/4 in.; BAMPFA, gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman. © Christian Marclay, courtesy of Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

  • Helen Levitt: New York, c. 1940; gelatin silver print; 10 x 6 3/4 in.; BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman. Helen Levitt © Film Documents LLC, courtesy of Galerie Thomas Zander.

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  • Photograph

    Seattle

    Christian Marclay

    2005
    Chromogenic print
    11 x 8 1/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman
    2018.46.37

  • Photograph

    The Artist Lives Dangerously, San Francisco

    John Gutmann

    1938
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 11 in.
    BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman. John Gutmann, © 1998 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents.

  • Photograph

    New York

    Helen Levitt

    c. 1940
    Gelatin silver print
    10 x 6 3/4 in.
    BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman in memory of Teresa Goodman. Helen Levitt © Film Documents LLC, courtesy of Galerie Thomas Zander.

  • Photograph

    Boy Pointing Rifle at Car

    Christine Osinski

    1983–84
    Gelatin silver print
    20 x 24 in.
    BAMPFA, promised gift of Victoria Belco and William Goodman

Past Events

  • Thursday, July 18, noon

    Conversation: William Goodman and Sandra Phillips on Unlimited

    Collector Goodman and curator Phillips illuminate the works on view in Unlimited and discuss the experience of collecting and curating photography from their personal perspectives.

    BAMPFA
  • Thursday, May 23, 5:30 PM

    Gallery Talk: Delphine Sims on Unlimited

    Sims offers an exhibition walk-through focusing on emerging artists of the American West.

     

    BAMPFA
  • Saturday, April 13, 11:30 AM–1 PM or 1–2:30 PM

    Gallery + Studio: Worth a Thousand Words

    Look at photographs in Unlimited and think about the stories they tell, then use drawing and collage to illustrate a story from your own life.

    BAMPFA

    For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)

     

  • Thursday, March 28, 12 PM

    Curator’s Talk: Sandra Phillips on Unlimited

    The curator of Unlimited leads a close look at pictures by Bay Area photographers and places them in the context of Asian and European works also on view.

    BAMPFA