Source
Wynn Bullock — Encyclopædia Britannica
Citation
Britannica Editors. “Wynn Bullock.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed 2026-05-19. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wynn-Bullock
Tier justification
Tier 3: Encyclopedia with named editorial oversight. Corroborates Wikipedia (src-wikipedia-wynn-bullock-pointer) at birth/death date level and adds artistic-philosophy detail.
Key excerpts / pages
Verbatim claims from page (fetched 2026-05-19):
- “Born April 18, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois; died November 16, 1975, in Monterey, California (aged 73).”
- “American photographer who specialized in conveying psychological depth through realistic imagery.”
- “He initially pursued voice training at Columbia University before studying law, then finally committed to photography at the Los Angeles Art Center (1938–1940).”
- “Early work featured solarizations influenced by László Moholy-Nagy. After meeting Edward Weston in 1948, Bullock shifted toward realism, focusing on seascapes, landscapes, and nudes.”
- “photographic images that serve as equivalents — visual metaphors for larger ideas, such as the passing of time and the inevitability of death”
- Family of Man: “Two of Bullock’s photographs were featured in this landmark 1955 exhibition at MoMA. One was Child in the Forest (1954).”
Notes
- Britannica records the title year of Child in the Forest as 1954; the MoMA checklist does not record a date for this plate (photo-0005). The Wikipedia pointer records 1951 for Child in Forest. The year discrepancy (1951 vs 1954) is not resolved by either fetched source; the MoMA checklist is authoritative for exhibition use but does not supply a creation date.
- eastman.org returned HTTP 403 for Bullock 2026-05-19; no Eastman source created.
- ICP returned 404 for Bullock slug 2026-05-19; no ICP source created.