 Arthritis forced Wright to give up his career as a violinist in 1934 , and he resolved to pursue his hobby of photography as a new career . In 1939 the Museum of Modern Art accepted six of Wright 's photographs , donated by Albert Bender , into its photography collection . These were followed by another ten prints the following year . Several of his photos were displayed at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco in 1939 and 1940 . Wright 's work was also featured in a 1943 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art called " Action Photography " , along with work by Erich Salomon , Peter Stackpole , Alfred Stieglitz , Paul Strand and Weegee . 
