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Inside Elton John’s spectacular private photography collection

Published 6:44 AM EST, Fri November 11, 2016
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tate.org.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Ftate-modern%2Fexhibition%2Fradical-eye-modernist-photography-sir-elton-john-collection" target="_blank" target="_blank">"The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection"</a> at the Tate Modern in London provides a rare look inside the musician's famed photography collection, including works by Man Ray, Irving Penn and Dorothea Lange. Here are some of the most spectacular highlights.<br /><br />Seen here: "Glass Tears" (1932) by Man Ray
"The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection" at the Tate Modern in London provides a rare look inside the musician's famed photography collection, including works by Man Ray, Irving Penn and Dorothea Lange. Here are some of the most spectacular highlights.

Seen here: "Glass Tears" (1932) by Man Ray
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016
"Nusch Eluard" (1928) by Man Ray
"Nusch Eluard" (1928) by Man Ray
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016
"Nude" (1936) by Edward Weston
"Nude" (1936) by Edward Weston
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
"Humanly Impossible (Self-Portrait)" (1932) by Herbert Bayer
"Humanly Impossible (Self-Portrait)" (1932) by Herbert Bayer
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection
"Salvador Dali, New York" (1947) by Irving Penn
"Salvador Dali, New York" (1947) by Irving Penn
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection © The Irving Penn Foundation
"Migrant Mother" (1936) by Dorothea Lange
"Migrant Mother" (1936) by Dorothea Lange
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection
"Patricia, New York" (c. 1942) by Josef Breitenbach
"Patricia, New York" (c. 1942) by Josef Breitenbach
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection/Copyright Josef and Yaye Breitenbach Charitable Foundation, Courtesy Gitterman Gallery
"Underwater Swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary" (1917) by André Kertész
"Underwater Swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary" (1917) by André Kertész
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures
"Dancer, Willem van Loon, Paris" (1932) by Ilse Bing
"Dancer, Willem van Loon, Paris" (1932) by Ilse Bing
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© The Estate of Ilse Bing
"Igor Stravinsky" (1935) by Edward Weston
"Igor Stravinsky" (1935) by Edward Weston
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
"Bandolier, Corn and Sickle" (1927) by Tina Modotti
"Bandolier, Corn and Sickle" (1927) by Tina Modotti
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection
"Solarised Man" (1930) by Maurice Tabard
"Solarised Man" (1930) by Maurice Tabard
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection
"George Washington Bridge" (1933) by Margaret Bourke-White
"George Washington Bridge" (1933) by Margaret Bourke-White
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection/Photo © Estate of Margaret Bourke-White/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
"Christ or Chaos?" (1946) by Walker Evans
"Christ or Chaos?" (1946) by Walker Evans
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Walker Evans Archives, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Dora Maar" (1936) by Man Ray
"Dora Maar" (1936) by Man Ray
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016
"A Bee on a Sunflower" (c.1920) by Edward Steichen
"A Bee on a Sunflower" (c.1920) by Edward Steichen
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection
"Rayograph" (1923) by Man Ray
"Rayograph" (1923) by Man Ray
The Sir Elton John Photography Collection© Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016

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