Todd Webb
author · photographer
Todd Webb (born Charles Clayton Webb) was an American photographer and author known for his extensive documentation of New York City, Paris, and the American Southwest. He began his professional photography career in 1946, following studies under Ansel Adams at the Detroit Camera Club. Webb served as a photographer for various institutions, including the Standard Oil Company and the United Nations. His work is held in permanent collections at major museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Art Institute of Chicago, and the New Mexico Museum of Art. He was a recipient of several prestigious honors, including Guggenheim Fellowships in Photography (1955, 1956) and a National Endowment for the Arts photography fellowship (1979). His book 'Looking Back: Memoirs and Photographs' provides personal insights into his life as a photographer, featuring journal entries and stories about contemporaries like Georgia O'Keeffe.[1]
- New York City
- Paris
- American Southwest
- Journalism
- Landscape Photography
Books
Works by Todd Webb
- 1991 Looking Back: Memoirs and Photographs Includes foreword by Michael Rowell.
- 1961 Gold Strikes and Ghost Towns
- 1961 The Gold Rush Trail and the Road to Oregon
- 1966 Texas Homes of the Nineteenth Century
- 1974 Texas Public Buildings of the Nineteenth Century
- 1984 Georgia O'Keeffe: The Artist and Her Landscape
- 1985 Photographs of New York and Paris 1946-1960
Exhibitions
- 1946 Individual exhibition
- 1954 Individual exhibition
- 1968 Individual exhibition
- 1986 Individual exhibition
Awards
- 1955 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography
- 1956 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography
- 1979 National Endowment for the Arts photography fellowship
References
- Webb, Todd 1905-2000. Encyclopedia.com. 2026 link