Photography – The First 100 Years: A Survey from the DIA’s Collection
September 2, 2009 – January 3, 2010
This historical survey of photographs from roughly the early 1840s to 1940 is taken from the DIA’s outstanding photography collection. The exhibition includes many well-known works from the medium’s history by both European and American photographers, including iconic images by Julia Margaret Cameron, Hill and Adamson, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, and Edward Weston. An overview of photographic techniques including rare early 19th-century photographs as well as works representative of the aesthetic evolution of the medium including pictorialism, modernism, and the documentary tradition will also be on view.
About the DIA
After six years in the making, it’s time to celebrate the opening of the new DIA. With a rich history dating back to 1885, the Detroit Institute of Arts has been the cultural gem of the city of Detroit for over a century. We invite you to learn more about our journey and the new and exciting things to come.
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Free Cyanotype Workshop
In conjunction with the special exhibition: Photography, The First 1oo Years, on Saturdays in September, visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to participate in a (free!) drop-in workshop called Photograms: Cyanotype.
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Cyanotype by Anna Atkins
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