The Museum of Modern Art in 1981 had another defining show, this one was “American Landscapes” — simple, to the point. Those selected as presenters of that topic were:

ADAMS, Ansel
ADAMS, Robert
BARNARD, George N.
BENNETT, Henry Hamilton
BLACK, James Wallace
BULLOCK, John G.
BULLOCK, Wynn
CALLAHAN, Harry
CAPONIGRO, Paul
CLIFT, William
COBURN, Alvin Langdon
CURTIS, Edward Sheriff
DANE, Bill
FRIEDLANDER, Lee
GARNETT, William A.
GILPIN, Laura
GOHLKE, Frank
HAYNES, Frank Jay
HILLERS, John K.
JACHNA, Joseph D.
JACKSON, William Henry
MERTIN, Roger
MORRIS, Wright
O’SULLI/AN, Timothy H.
RUSSELL, Andrew Joseph
SAVAGE, Charles Roscoe
SINSABAUCH, Art
SOMMER, Frederick
STEICHEN, Edward
STIEGLITZ, Alfred
STRAND, Paul
VANDERBILT, Paul
WASHBURN, Bradford
WATKINS, Carleton E.
WESSEL, Henry, Jr.
WESTON, Brett
WESTON, Edward
WHITE, Minor