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)

Fire Trails west series 3, 1988

David Levinthal

Fire Trails west series 3, 1988

Sale Date: April 30, 2011

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Fire Trails West series 2, 1988

David Levinthal

Fire Trails West series 2, 1988

Sale Date: April 30, 2011

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Fire trails west series 1, 1988

David Levinthal

Fire trails west series 1, 1988

Sale Date: April 30, 2011

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Untitled (+ Untitled (from Barbie Miillicent , 1998

David Levinthal

Untitled (+ Untitled (from Barbie Miillicent , 1998

Sale Date: April 9, 2011

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Untitled (from Barbie Millicent Roberts), 1998

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Barbie Millicent Roberts), 1998

Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Untitled (from the American beauties series), 1990

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the American beauties series), 1990

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Untitled (from the Wild west series), 1987–1989

David Levinthal

Untitled (from the Wild west series), 1987–1989

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Untitled (from Mein Kampf), 1994

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Mein Kampf), 1994

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Untitled (from American beauties), 1989

David Levinthal

Untitled (from American beauties), 1989

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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The wild west (Rifleman on horseback), 1989

David Levinthal

The wild west (Rifleman on horseback), 1989

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Untitled (4 works from The Wild West), 1993

David Levinthal

Untitled (4 works from The Wild West), 1993

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Untitled, from the portfolio the wild west..., 1987

David Levinthal

Untitled, from the portfolio the wild west..., 1987

Sale Date: July 27, 2010

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Iraq-52, 2008

David Levinthal

Iraq-52, 2008

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Untitled (from Netsuke and hitchhiker,..., 1986–2002

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Netsuke and hitchhiker,..., 1986–2002

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from American beauties; 4..., 1989–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled (from American beauties; 4..., 1989–1990

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Gunslinger (from Wild west), 1996

David Levinthal

Gunslinger (from Wild west), 1996

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from Wild west; 5 works), 1986–2002

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Wild west; 5 works), 1986–2002

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Absolut Levinthal, 1988

David Levinthal

Absolut Levinthal, 1988

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from Space), 1988

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Space), 1988

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from American beauties; 2..., 1989–1990

David Levinthal

Untitled (from American beauties; 2..., 1989–1990

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Cavalry (from Wild west), 1988

David Levinthal

Cavalry (from Wild west), 1988

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from Wild west; 2 works), 1986–1987

David Levinthal

Untitled (from Wild west; 2 works), 1986–1987

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Untitled (from American beauties; 2 works), 1989

David Levinthal

Untitled (from American beauties; 2 works), 1989

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Selected images (4 works; from American , 1989–1990

David Levinthal

Selected images (4 works; from American , 1989–1990

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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