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)

Cowboy with horse, 1993

David Levinthal

Cowboy with horse, 1993

Sale Date: February 16, 2013

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Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1989

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1989

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1989

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild West series), 1989

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Stagecoach, 1989

David Levinthal

Stagecoach, 1989

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Selected studies from Modern Romance..., 1984–1985

David Levinthal

Selected studies from Modern Romance..., 1984–1985

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Barbie Millicent Roberts (from Barbie..., 1998

David Levinthal

Barbie Millicent Roberts (from Barbie..., 1998

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Cowboy with lasso and white horse, 1994

David Levinthal

Cowboy with lasso and white horse, 1994

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Untitled, 1997

David Levinthal

Untitled, 1997

Sale Date: June 10, 2012

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Blackface Series #103, 1996

David Levinthal

Blackface Series #103, 1996

Sale Date: June 10, 2012

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Untitled (from the series Wild West), 1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the series Wild West), 1994

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Untitled (from the series Wild West), 1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the series Wild West), 1994

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Stagecoach, 1989

David Levinthal

Stagecoach, 1989

Sale Date: May 3, 2012

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Untitled (+ another; 2 works from..., 1997–1998

David Levinthal

Untitled (+ another; 2 works from..., 1997–1998

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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1988 PC S 2 (Grey spaceship) (+ Two spacemen , 1988

David Levinthal

1988 PC S 2 (Grey spaceship) (+ Two spacemen , 1988

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Straits west (+ Five trails west; 2 works), 1988

David Levinthal

Straits west (+ Five trails west; 2 works), 1988

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Hagan and Gunther (from the die Nibelungen..., 1992

David Levinthal

Hagan and Gunther (from the die Nibelungen..., 1992

Sale Date: March 8, 2012

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Ohne Titel (from The wild west), 1993

David Levinthal

Ohne Titel (from The wild west), 1993

Sale Date: December 1, 2011

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Untitled (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1999

David Levinthal

Untitled (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1999

Sale Date: November 8, 2011

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Untitled (2 works from The Wild West), 1993

David Levinthal

Untitled (2 works from The Wild West), 1993

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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Untitled (from the American beauties series), 1990

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the American beauties series), 1990

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Five trails west (portfolio of 5 w/text), 1988

David Levinthal

Five trails west (portfolio of 5 w/text), 1988

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Untitled (from Barbie Millicent..., 1997–1998

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Barbie Millicent..., 1997–1998

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Cavalry (from Wild West), 1988

David Levinthal

Cavalry (from Wild West), 1988

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Untitled (+ 7 others; 8 works from..., 1990–1991

David Levinthal

Untitled (+ 7 others; 8 works from..., 1990–1991

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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