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Helen Balfour Morrison

American photographer (1900-1984)

Helen Balfour Morrison was an American photographer best known for her collaborations with dancer Sybil Shearer. Her work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Film Archives, the Smithsonian Archives of American Art as well as many other institutions.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 24 films (1936–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1936 Balfour Morrison Home Movies, circa 1936 Helen Balfour Morrison 16mm B&W silent
1939 Chicago in Black-and-White (2024 Preservation Print) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 16mm B&W silent
1940 Chicago in Color (2024 Preservation Print) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 16mm Color silent
1956 Salute to Old Friends: Agnes de Mille ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 4:28 16mm B&W sound
1956 Salute to Old Friends: Doris Humphrey ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:18 16mm B&W sound
1956 Salute to Old Friends: Doris Humphrey [excerpt] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 1:00 16mm B&W silent
1956 Salute to Old Friends: John Martin ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 3:50 16mm B&W sound
1956 Salute to Old Friends: Walter Terry ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:48 16mm B&W sound
1979 Popular Music: Al Jolson “You Made Me Love You” ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:38 16mm B&W sound
In a Vacuum ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:36 16mm B&W sound
In a Vacuum [incomplete] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:31 16mm Color silent
Moussorgsky (Version 1) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:52 16mm Color silent
Mysterium Tremendum ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 18:00 16mm Color sound
Mysterium Tremendum [incomplete] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 8:30 16mm Color silent
No Peace On Earth ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 3:00 16mm B&W sound
O Lost ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 4:13 16mm B&W sound
Shades Before Mars (Version 1) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 1:26 16mm B&W sound
Shades Before Mars (Version 2) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 1:27 16mm B&W sound
Shades Before Mars (Version 3) ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 1:39 16mm B&W sound
Shades Before Mars: The First Wish [B&W version] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 2:33 16mm B&W sound
Shades Before Mars: The First Wish [silent excerpts] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 3:24 16mm Color silent
The Reflection in the Puddle is Mine ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 5:20 16mm B&W sound
The Reflection in the Puddle is Mine [at National, Unfinished] ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 3:04 16mm B&W silent
Without Wings the Way is Steep ▶ Helen Balfour Morrison 5:25 16mm Color sound