Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2015 – Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015

Collectors, artists, and gallerists from around the country are donating more than 150 works to the Museum in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker’s 39-year tenure as curator of photography

Hired in 1976 to establish a department of photography at the MFAH, Tucker arrived to a collection of only 141 images. Her passion led to path-breaking exhibitions and publications that made the MFAH a leader in the field. Today, the collection stands at more than 30,000 works by some 4,000 artists, created on all seven continents. Tucker has organized or co-organized more than 40 exhibitions, authored dozens of publications, and acquired the work of many leading 20th- and 21st-century photographers. She retires on June 30, 2015.

Image: Richard Avedon, Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955, gelatin silver print, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, promised gift of Karen Kelsey Duddlesten in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker on the occasion of her retirement. © The Richard Avedon Foundation