David Levinthal

(American, born 1949)

David Levinthal is an American photographer best known for his images of dolls and toys staged with dramatic lighting, making them look human-like. Through his photography, the artist addresses sexism, racism, and politics from an intimate, albeit unconventional viewpoint, as seen in his series “Mein Kampf,” “Wild West,” and “Modern Romance.” His is commonly associated with his photographs of vintage Barbie dolls, which he treated as fashion models to showcase the way women were objectified in post-war culture. Born on March 8, 1949 in San Francisco, CA, he studied at Stanford University before receiving his MFA in Photography from Yale University in 1973. The artist first began working with childhood memorabilia as a means of mocking documentary photography, which he believed was too solemn. In 1977, he collaborated with cartoonist Gary Trudeau on Hitler Moves East, a book which portrayed the German invasion of Russia in a series of haunting black-and-white photographs. Over the course of his career, the artist has been the recipient of a number of awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Today, his work is held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. Levinthal lives and works in New York, NY.

David Levinthal Artworks

David Levinthal (263 results)

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 2002

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 2002

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Untitled (from the Wild West series), 2002

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 2002

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Opening offensive, Barbarossa, 1977

David Levinthal

Opening offensive, Barbarossa, 1977

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Untitled

David Levinthal

Sale Date: December 13, 2004

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Untitled, 1973–1973

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1973–1973

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Untitled, 1972–1972

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1972–1972

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Untitled, 1973–1973

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1973–1973

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Untitled, 1989–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1989–1990

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

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Untitled, 1994–1994

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1994–1994

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Untitled, 1994–1994

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1994–1994

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Untitled (Cowboy with lasso and white..., 1994–1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (Cowboy with lasso and white..., 1994–1994

Sale Date: November 13, 2003

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Untitled, 1971–1971

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1971–1971

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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XXX, 2000–2000

David Levinthal

XXX, 2000–2000

Sale Date: July 17, 2003

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Untitled, 1990–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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The Terminator, 1995–1995

David Levinthal

The Terminator, 1995–1995

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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Untitled, 1990–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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Untitled, 1990–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1990–1990

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Untitled - American beauties, 1989–1989

David Levinthal

Untitled - American beauties, 1989–1989

Sale Date: November 13, 2002

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Hitler moves east, 1975–1975

David Levinthal

Hitler moves east, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 26, 2002

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Untitled, 1990–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1990–1990

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled, 2000–2000

David Levinthal

Untitled, 2000–2000

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Moderne romance, 1985–1985

David Levinthal

Moderne romance, 1985–1985

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Untitled, 1994–1994

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1994–1994

Sale Date: December 6, 2000

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Untitled (Motel), 1985–1985

David Levinthal

Untitled (Motel), 1985–1985

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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