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Pages in category "Photography museums and galleries in the United States" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam—the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 3] [s 4] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Albumen print One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre ...
Southworth & Hawes was an early photographic firm in Boston, 1843–1863.Its partners, Albert Sands Southworth (1811–1894) and Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808–1901), have been hailed as the first great American masters of photography, whose work elevated photographic portraits to the level of fine art.
History in the New World stretches back well before 1492, and these enduring landmarks are proof of complex and accomplished civilizations that were established centuries before.
The photographic works in the growing permanent collection include an entire suite of Harold Edgerton's landmark works using his invention, the strobe light. Also in the collection are Len Prince's celebrity portraits, a notable Dorothea Lange, a portrait of Ansel Adams by Judy Dater, scenes of Pittsburgh by Charles "Teenie" Harris and a body of work by Dianora Niccolini, a pioneer in the ...
In 2021, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C., announced the acquisition of a private collection of early photographs, taken between the 1840s and the mid-1920s, with 40 daguerreotypes made by three 19th century African American photographers.
As we grow into each new era of photography and technology, every day we are engulfed in hundreds of photographs, scrolling through feeds and reading through articles. TIME’s Top 10 Photos of ...
The gallery's first photography exhibit, "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes", opened in September 1978. [3] It also continued to build its other collections. In February 1977, the museum acquired an 1880 self-portrait by Mary Cassatt , one of only two painted by her. [ 3 ]