Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson was a photographer whose active documented period spanned from 1909 through 1917. Working primarily in the early American documentary and pictorialist styles, Anderson captured subjects ranging from the rapidly industrializing Northeast to contemplative rural environments.

Anderson’s work frequently focused on transit and metropolitan infrastructure within the New York-New Jersey region. This documentation is exemplified by pieces such as The Hansom Cab, New York, the industrial scene In the Lackawana Yards, Hoboken, and the specific focus on maritime transit in The Brooklyn Bridge Tugboat. Counterbalancing these urban records, his known output also includes atmospheric landscape studies, notably The Road to the Barn and Evening Sunlight, East Canaan.

A substantial body of Anderson’s work, comprising ten photographs, is preserved in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art. These records establish his relevance to the history of early 20th-century American photography. Due to the age of this material, much of Anderson’s surviving output is now within the public domain. Enthusiasts often seek high-quality prints derived from the Museum records, contributing to the availability of this historical body of downloadable artwork for study and collection.