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Masterworks of American Photography: Popular Culture

March 11–July 18, 2010 • Fort Worth, Texas

Organizer name and contact info:
Amon Carter Museum
817-738-1933

Event hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday:
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon–5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and major holidays.

Cost:
FREE

Web page (URL):
http://www.cartermuseum.org

Other information:
Immerse yourself in the Carter’s latest photography exhibition, Masterworks of American Photography: Popular Culture. These images offer moments of recognition that bind us as a culture, and remind us of photography’s vibrant ability to reflect our shared lives.

From their introduction, photographs have made the world seem smaller. Entertainers and politicians have, from the start, taken advantage of the vivid immediacy of photographic portraits to elicit a sense of personal connection and gain audiences and support. The medium allowed armchair travelers to “visit” sites like Niagara Falls and Yosemite Valley. Photographs helped build fads by introducing new inventions like the bicycle. They gave the scourges of the Great Depression a human face and helped instill wartime patriotism, and brought Hollywood starlets into our living rooms, making these larger-than-life figures seem like one of us. They gave dramatic immediacy to the uprisings and debates of the 1960s. The photographs filling this display do not summarize great events. Instead, they offer discrete details that at times play the edges of controversy but more often exude goodwill and humor.

This event is a museum event and expects 1000+ people. Last edited 3 months, 11 days ago.

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