Todd Webb, The Circle, 1946
From the Todd Webb Archive:
"It is with great pride that we announce a new chapter in the legacy of Todd Webb. Over the past few months, we have reached an agreement for the archive to be acquired by the MUUS Collection. As some of you will no doubt be familiar, the MUUS Collection is home to an exceptional group of photographic archives including greats such as Larry Fink, Rosalind Fox Solomon, and Deborah Turbeville.
After working with Webb for nearly a decade before his passing in the year 2000, executive director Betsy Evans Hunt has made great strides in bringing Webb’s work into the spotlight. In 2016, Betsy hired Sam Walker to be the director of the archive, and together they coordinated numerous high profile museum exhibitions, publications, and gallery shows. Most meaningful perhaps was a move that was made behind the scenes. In 2017 the archive made a deal to reunite a significant portion of work that Webb regretted having sold to a dealer in the mid- 1970’s. The dealer never held up his end of the bargain and Webb was unable to claw much of it back, including his typewritten journals dating back to the 1940’s. This unfortunate deal was source of great sadness for Webb. By bringing that work back into the fold we feel a great wrong was righted, and in the process the vision and depth of his work was made whole.
With these accomplishments in mind, we are thrilled to pass the proverbial torch to the MUUS Collection. We are confident they will be a powerful champion for his work and fully solidify his reputation as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century."
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Todd Webb, The Circle, 1946
From the Todd Webb Archive:
"It is with great pride that we announce a new chapter in the legacy of Todd Webb. Over the past few months, we have reached an agreement for the archive to be acquired by the MUUS Collection. As some of you will no doubt be familiar, the MUUS Collection is home to an exceptional group of photographic archives including greats such as Larry Fink, Rosalind Fox Solomon, and Deborah Turbeville.
After working with Webb for nearly a decade before his passing in the year 2000, executive director Betsy Evans Hunt has made great strides in bringing Webb’s work into the spotlight. In 2016, Betsy hired Sam Walker to be the director of the archive, and together they coordinated numerous high profile museum exhibitions, publications, and gallery shows. Most meaningful perhaps was a move that was made behind the scenes. In 2017 the archive made a deal to reunite a significant portion of work that Webb regretted having sold to a dealer in the mid- 1970’s. The dealer never held up his end of the bargain and Webb was unable to claw much of it back, including his typewritten journals dating back to the 1940’s. This unfortunate deal was source of great sadness for Webb. By bringing that work back into the fold we feel a great wrong was righted, and in the process the vision and depth of his work was made whole.
With these accomplishments in mind, we are thrilled to pass the proverbial torch to the MUUS Collection. We are confident they will be a powerful champion for his work and fully solidify his reputation as one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century."
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