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

Friends and Relations
Photographs by Tina Barney

Panoramas of the Far East
Photographs by Lois Conner

Horses and Dogs
Photographs by William Eggleston

llllaria
Photographs by Lee Friedlander .

Pure Invention: The Tabletop Still Life
Photographs by Jan Groover

Partial to Home
Photographs by Birney lmes

Travels in the American West
Photographs by Len Jenshel
Dancers
Photographs by Annie Leibovitz

The Wild West
Photographs by David Levinthal

On Assignment
Photographs by Jay Maisel
The Photo Essay
Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark
Creating a Sense of Place
Photographs by Joel Meyerowitz
Minor League
Photographs by Andrea Modica

Family Pictures
Photographs by Nicholas Nixon

Hotel Room with a View
Photographs by Bruce Weber

Everyday Things
Photographs by Neil Winokur