Representative work by Frederick Sommer
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Frederick Sommer

1905–1999 · Italian-American

  • Cornell University

Frederick Sommer made enigmatic photographs of Arizona landscapes, animal remains, found arrangements, cut paper and musical scores. His work resists conventional genre, moving between documentary precision and Surrealist association.

Photography; drawing; collage

Major Works

  • 1939Chicken
  • 1943Arizona Landscape
  • 1939Jack Rabbit
  • 1957The Sacred Wood
  • 1948Livia
  • 1946Venus, Jupiter and Mars
  • 1940sFound Paintings
  • 1960sCut Paper Works
  • 1960sMusical Scores
  • 1959Paracelsus

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