
Neil Winokur
Flag (Ann Magnuson), 1985

Born in 1945 in New York, Neil Winokur is a photographer who has used the tropes of commercial photography—heroic "product" shots of objects set against solid, vibrant backgrounds—to explore contemporary American culture. A Chinese restaurant takeout container, a bagel, and a roll of toilet paper are just some of the objects Winokur has memorialized. Also well-known for his portraits, Winokur's images are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among other institutions.


Born in 1945 in New York, Neil Winokur is a photographer who has used the tropes of commercial photography—heroic "product" shots of objects set against solid, vibrant backgrounds—to explore contemporary American culture. A Chinese restaurant takeout container, a bagel, and a roll of toilet paper are just some of the objects Winokur has memorialized. Also well-known for his portraits, Winokur's images are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among other institutions.