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Celebrating 100 Years of Color Photography 1907–2007

AN EYE FOR THE WORLD

Photographs by
Shotaro
Shimomura
1934–1935

Rediscovered

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MASTERWORKS OF PHOTOGRAPHY Three galleries of great photographs from Talbot to Ansel Adams
PULP PIX: PHOTOGRAPHY NOIR Murder & mayhem, staged for the pages of “True Crime” magazines.
SELECTIONS Surprises from the Collection and New Discoveries
PHOTOGRAPHY AS A FINE ARF! Canine Camera Classics
THE DAGUERREOTYPES OF SOUTHWORTH & HAWES– Dazzling images by the first American Masters of the Camera
AT EASE Informal Portraits from the Dawn of Photography
SMALL WORLDS The Art of the Carte de Visite
OF BRICKS & LIGHT Architectural Photography

The Hall of Special Effects

Exhibits & Readings on Manipulated Photography

Introduction: Tampering With Perfection
MONTAGES, MULTIPLES & MISCHIEF Techniques of Trick Photography Explained
DO YOU BELIEVE? Ghosts & Ectoplasm – The Story of Spirit Photography, 1868 – 1935
SEEING DOUBLE Creating Clones with a Camera
FAUX SNOW Fake Flakes Form Storm!
“DID YOU EVER HAVE A DREAM LIKE THIS?” Home-Grown Photo-Surrealism by “Dad” Martin, 1908-1912.
Reading: “The Camera Does Not Lie”

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