Matthew Blum

Galleries

The Blum Museum of Art & Machinery

A continually expanding institution of images, objects, circuits, and questionable ideas.

Catalog

The collection

Every work the museum holds, on a wall or in storage.

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83 of 83 works

  1. Title screen of Send Martin Tower to Mars!, a pixel-art Martin Tower against an orange sky. Send Martin Tower to Mars! 2026 · Video game · Arcade BMAM.2026.055
  2. Route 22 Rampage Atari 2600 cartridge artwork Route 22 Rampage™ 2025 · Video game · Arcade BMAM.2026.053
  3. Title card for Feeling Beltzville’d: pixel lettering beside a character in sunglasses floating in a rubber duck ring. Feeling Beltzville'd™ 2025 · Video game · Arcade BMAM.2026.054
  4. Warm-toned photograph of a painted statue of a mustached firefighter in a helmet, holding a small child in one arm. Fireman’s Drinking Fountain Exhibited 2024 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.015
  5. Dark, grainy print of tall cylindrical furnace stoves with smokestacks rising from their tops. Triple Pass Stoves of Blast Furnace A2 Exhibited 2024 · Gum oil · Darkroom BMAM.2026.031
  6. A lithophane made of square tiles that together show the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces, lit from behind. Bethlehem Steel Lithophane Exhibited 2024 · Lithophane · Lehigh Valley Wing BMAM.2026.049
  7. Black-and-white view looking straight up a tall office tower, its bands of windows converging toward a patch of sky. Martin Tower Exhibited 2024 · Lehigh Valley Wing BMAM.2026.050
  8. Soft-colored photograph of a long concrete arch bridge over a wooded valley, with factory buildings and hills beyond. Albertus L. Meyers Bridge Exhibited 2024 · Lehigh Valley Wing BMAM.2026.051
  9. A square table with a wooden rim and white metal frame, its glowing top scattered with soft spots of purple and yellow light. Light Table Exhibited 2024 · Machine Room BMAM.2026.052
  10. Two strips of black-and-white motion-picture film, every frame showing the same person standing in a park. Portrait in Motion Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.001
  11. Black-and-white close-up of the rear fender and tail fin of a dark car, with chrome trim and the word Premiere in script on its side. 1956 Lincoln Premiere Exhibited 2022 · Silver gelatin · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.002
  12. Close-up of round black typewriter keys lit from the side, the Q W E R T Y and A S D F rows receding. Typewriter Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.003
  13. Dark-toned photograph with a mottled border of a broken engine piston standing upright, its connecting rod snapped off. Piston Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.004
  14. Black-and-white photograph of a large glass RCA electron tube lit against a black background. Electron Tube Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.005
  15. A strip of color 16mm film with repeated frames of a dark Mustang parked beside a snowbank, edge numbers printed along the side. Mustang on 16mm Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.006
  16. Print with brushed dark edges of the grille of an old tractor, the name FARMALL across its front. Farmall Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.007
  17. Black-and-white photograph of pale shelf fungus growing in clusters up a dark tree trunk. Mushroom Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.008
  18. Black-and-white close-up of a large whelk shell resting on small pebbles. Sea Shell Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.009
  19. Black-and-white still life of a woven basket holding peppers, a pear and tomatoes on a wooden table. Harvest Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.010
  20. Black-and-white photograph of tall, straight trunks in a pine forest, sunlight on the ground between them. Kalmbach Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.011
  21. Low-angle black-and-white view of a modernist building with rows of deep-set windows beside a curved wall, under a cloudy sky. City Hall Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.012
  22. A black single-button game joystick photographed against a plain white background. Game Joystick Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.013
  23. A silver Panasonic cassette boombox with two round speakers, photographed straight on against a pale background. Boombox Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.014
  24. Black-and-white photograph of a diesel locomotive on tracks beside a steel truss bridge, trees behind. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.016
  25. Warm-toned print with brushed dark edges of a single iris flower lit against a dark background. Iris Exhibited 2022 · Palladium · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.017
  26. Print with brushed dark edges of a white water lily open among green lily pads. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.018
  27. Print with brushed dark edges of three bison standing in a grassy field before a line of trees. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.019
  28. Small color print with brushed dark edges of a monarch butterfly on pink flowers against a blue sky. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.020
  29. Warm-toned print looking straight up at bare, crossing tree branches against a pale sky. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.021
  30. Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a patterned sundress sitting in the grass against a tree, in dappled shade. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.022
  31. Warm-toned print with brushed dark edges of a leaning bare tree in snow beside a pond, long shadows across the snow. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.023
  32. Black-and-white photograph of a large willow silhouetted against bright, streaked clouds, the corners of the frame dark. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.024
  33. Warm-toned print with brushed dark edges looking up a tall tree trunk into its bare branches. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.025
  34. Color photograph of a woman in a long teal dress bending forward on a lawn among autumn trees. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.026
  35. Cyan-blue print of a lone bare tree standing in a grassy field. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.027
  36. Print with brushed dark edges of an open grand piano in a wood-panelled room. Untitled Exhibited 2022 · Main Gallery BMAM.2026.028
  37. Black-and-white photograph of a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air parked in front of a brick building with an Allentown Fairgrounds sign. 1955 Bel Air 2022 · Silver gelatin · Darkroom BMAM.2026.029
  38. Blue-toned print of the Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces rising behind a long, low shed and overgrown grass. Bethlehem Steel Exhibited 2022 · Lehigh Valley Wing BMAM.2026.047
  39. Still from the short film Conquest of the Magic Squirrel Conquest of the Magic Squirrel 2021 · Short film · Screening Room BMAM.2026.063
  40. Grainy print with ragged edges of the Roxy theater’s vertical sign and marquee on a brick facade. Roxy 2020 · Gum oil · Darkroom BMAM.2026.030
  41. Print with brushed dark edges of a long industrial hall lined with large engines and flywheels, tinted pink and gray. Bethlehem Steel Blower House 2020 · Palladium, cyanotype and pigment · Lehigh Valley Wing BMAM.2026.048
  42. Bethlehem House Gallery during the changeover for the 2020 Juried Show Bethlehem House Gallery Changeover Time-lapse 2020 · Time-lapse video · Screening Room BMAM.2026.065
  43. Still from the 2019 film Billboard Billboard 2019 · Feature film · Screening Room BMAM.2026.062
  44. Ambrotype portrait of a man in glasses and a light work jacket, outdoors, with trees soft behind him. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.032
  45. Ambrotype portrait of a bearded man in a cap and sunglasses; the collodion has lifted away around the edges of the plate. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.033
  46. Ambrotype portrait of a smiling woman with long hair in a white tank top, seated outdoors. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.034
  47. Ambrotype portrait of a young child with curly hair in a dark shirt, seated outdoors, dark flaws across one side of the plate. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.035
  48. Ambrotype portrait of a young person with light hair in a patterned T-shirt, in front of a painted brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.036
  49. Ambrotype portrait of a man in a flat-brimmed cap and plaid shirt against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.037
  50. Ambrotype portrait of a woman with her long hair tied back, looking off to one side, in front of a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.038
  51. Ambrotype portrait of a woman in glasses and a striped top against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.039
  52. Ambrotype portrait of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair and a pendant necklace, looking straight at the camera. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.040
  53. Ambrotype portrait of a young person with long hair in a striped sweater, against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.041
  54. Ambrotype portrait of a man with long hair, a backwards cap and dark sunglasses, seated against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.042
  55. Ambrotype portrait of a man with a mustache and short beard in a dark T-shirt, against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.043
  56. Ambrotype portrait of a woman in glasses with her hair pulled back, wearing a dark lace top. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.044
  57. Ambrotype portrait of a bearded man in a white T-shirt, against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.045
  58. Ambrotype portrait of a smiling man in a cap and polo shirt, one hand blurred with movement, against a brick wall. Untitled 2015 · Ambrotype · Darkroom BMAM.2026.046
  59. Color photograph of a woman with bright red hair, in a red dress and pearls, smiling and holding a bottle while a man lies slumped across the dinner table behind her. Angel of Death 01 2014 · In storage BMAM.2026.057
  60. Color photograph of a woman in a white blouse and black skirt holding a finger to her lips in a barbershop, a man slumped in the barber chair behind her. Angel of Death 02 2014 · In storage BMAM.2026.058
  61. Color photograph of a woman in a halter dress sitting on the front of a blue Mustang, a man’s legs hanging limp below the car’s grille. Angel of Death 03 2014 · In storage BMAM.2026.059
  62. Color photograph of a laughing woman in a kitchen carrying a baking dish of apples with a man’s severed head in it. Angel of Death 04 2014 · In storage BMAM.2026.060
  63. Color photograph of a woman in a leopard-print dress holding a guitar, one heel on a man lying on the floor beside a wall of records. Angel of Death 05 2014 · In storage BMAM.2026.061
  64. Apple Macintosh Pro 3,1 Released 2008 · Apple Inc. · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  65. Dell C521 Released 2006 · Dell · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  66. Apple Macintosh G4 Released 2003 · Apple Computer · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  67. Tandy Sensation II Released 1993 · Tandy Corporation · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  68. IBM 5162 286 XT Released 1986 · IBM · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  69. Apple IIe Released 1983 · Apple Computer · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  70. Atari 800XL Released 1983 · Atari · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  71. COMPAQ Portable Released 1983 · Compaq Computer Corporation · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  72. Tandy TRS-80 CoCo2 Released 1983 · Tandy / Radio Shack · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  73. Tandy TRS-80 Model 4 Released 1983 · Radio Shack · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  74. Commodore 64 Released 1982 · Commodore Business Machines · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  75. IBM 5150 Released 1981 · IBM · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  76. TI-99/4A Released 1981 · Texas Instruments · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  77. Altair-Duino Released 1975 · Adwater & Stir · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  78. Kenbak-1 Released 1971 · Kenbak Corporation · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  79. Hyperdata 486 Hyperdata Technology · Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  80. K7SOM Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  81. Nextec Machine Room Study collection · Computers
  82. Pachinko (working title) Video game · Studio BMAM.2026.056 Work in progress
  83. The Milky Way over Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania Milky Way Time-lapse Time-lapse video · Screening Room BMAM.2026.064