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In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes before the Digital Age

January 13–March 14, 2010 • Washington, District Of Columbia

Organizer name and contact info:
 National Gallery of Art
, (202) 737-4215

Event hours:
 Mon - Sat. 10am - 5pm
Sun. 11am - 6pm

Cost:
 Free

Web page (URL):
 http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/darkroominfo.shtm

Other information:
 This exhibition chronicles the major technological developments in photographic processes from the origins of the medium until the advent of digital photography. Drawn from the Gallery's permanent collection, the exhibition is organized chronologically and includes some 90 photographs that range from an early photogenic drawing by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of photography, to Polaroid prints by Andy Warhol. Superb examples of the major photographic processes, including salted paper, albumen, gelatin silver, and chromogenic prints, will be on view, along with examples of photomechanical processes such as photogravure and halftone. The selections in the exhibition will highlight the artistic vitality and technological virtuosity of the medium's practitioners and demonstrate the many factors—not only the choice of process, but also scale, tone, cropping, enlarging, and paper selection—that shape the aesthetic quality and meaning of a photograph.

This event is a museum event and expects 21-100 people.

Note: Please confirm event details with the organizer before traveling long distances to attend this event.


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