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)

Uncle Tom's Cabin portfolio, 1999

David Levinthal

Uncle Tom's Cabin portfolio, 1999

Sale Date: May 20, 2020

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2 Barbie, 1959, 1998

David Levinthal

2 Barbie, 1959, 1998

Sale Date: July 13, 2020

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Untitled, from

David Levinthal

Untitled, from "Cowboys and Indians", 2012

Sale Date: May 12, 2020

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Uncle Tom's Cabin portfolio, 1999

David Levinthal

Uncle Tom's Cabin portfolio, 1999

Sale Date: February 26, 2020

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Untitled, 1984

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: February 5, 2020

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Untitled, 1984

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1984

Sale Date: February 5, 2020

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Untitled, from the American Beauties series, 1990

David Levinthal

Untitled, from the American Beauties series, 1990

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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Untitled (Sheriff), from

David Levinthal

Untitled (Sheriff), from "The Wild West", 1988

Sale Date: July 19, 2019

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Rhine Maidens II, 1992

David Levinthal

Rhine Maidens II, 1992

Sale Date: July 19, 2019

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ERNIE BANKS, 2003

David Levinthal

ERNIE BANKS, 2003

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Untitled from The Wild West, 1988–1989

David Levinthal

Untitled from The Wild West, 1988–1989

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Untitled from Wild West, 1998

David Levinthal

Untitled from Wild West, 1998

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Rhine Maidens II, 1992

David Levinthal

Rhine Maidens II, 1992

Sale Date: February 7, 2019

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Hells Belles, 1987

David Levinthal

Hells Belles, 1987

Sale Date: October 27, 2018

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Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1994

Sale Date: October 12, 2018

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UNTITLED (FROM WILD WEST), 1994

David Levinthal

UNTITLED (FROM WILD WEST), 1994

Sale Date: October 3, 2018

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Untitled (from the Wild West series) (2 works), 1995

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series) (2 works), 1995

Sale Date: July 17, 2018

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Untitled, Seated Cowboy

David Levinthal

Untitled, Seated Cowboy

Sale Date: April 20, 2018

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Calvary (from Wild West), 1988

David Levinthal

Calvary (from Wild West), 1988

Sale Date: December 14, 2017

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Untitled from the series Wild West, 1993

David Levinthal

Untitled from the series Wild West, 1993

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1994

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Untitled (from the series: Wild West), 1988

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the series: Wild West), 1988

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Untitled (Nude), 1999

David Levinthal

Untitled (Nude), 1999

Sale Date: April 19, 2017

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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2000

David Levinthal

Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2000

Sale Date: May 11, 2017

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