Exhibitions of the American Museum of Photography

Exhibitions of the American Museum of Photography

 

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Dogs Are Almost Human… and People Turn Into Dogs… In This Exhibit of Classic Canine Photography!

 

Click here to View the Exhibit, "The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes"

Forgotten for 60 years in a Massachusetts basement, these portraits by the first American masters of photography are from a group of 240 Southworth & Hawes daguerreotypes sold at a landmark auction in 1999. Presented with period readings and a report from the auction room floor.

 

 

 

 

From the Invention of Photography to the Vision of Ansel Adams… Great Classics and Seldom-Seen Masterpieces, 1840–1975

An Eye for the World

Photographs by Shotaro Shimomura

 

Rediscovered: Remarkable Images from a Trip Around the World, 1934–1935

 

 

AT EASE

Take a fresh look at some of the earliest photographs: AT EASE is a selection of American portrait daguerreotypes from around 1850 with wonderfully relaxed, cordial attitudes.

 

Of Bricks and Light

Architectural Photographs 1845-1915

From the banks of the Ganges to the frontier streets of Laramie, Wyoming– this international exhibition celebrates photography, architecture, and the creative spirit. Five galleries bring you grand vistas, fabled facades, destruction and preservation…and more.

SMALL WORLDS 

THE ART of the CARTE DE VISITE 

These small card photographs–in a format generally used for portraits–pack a lot of visual punch in a very small space. This interactive exhibit includes interiors, groups, landscapes and pioneering photojournalism from the 1860s and 1870s.

SELECTIONS

Some of our favorite images and newest discoveries are featured in this changing exhibit. New on view: Two versions of Visiting Dreamland… A Toast from the last turn of the century… and three of P. T. Barnum’s Stars. Plus: A Musical Cowboy…Fire-fighters in Dresses…A Real Scream…and more surprises!

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