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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
if you click on the 'selected highlights' there are 51 photographs to view
Photography
and the American Civil War
April 2–September 2, 2013
Accompanied by a catalogue and a Now at the Met article
More than two hundred of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War have been brought together for this landmark exhibition. Through examples drawn from the Metropolitan's celebrated holdings of this material, complemented by important loans from public and private collections, the exhibition will examine the evolving role of the camera during the nation's bloodiest war. The "War between the States" was the great test of the young Republic's commitment to its founding precepts; it was also a watershed in photographic history. The camera recorded from beginning to end the heartbreaking narrative of the epic four-year war (1861–1865) in which 750,000 lives were lost. This traveling exhibition will explore, through photography, the full pathos of the brutal conflict that, after 150 years, still looms large in the American public's imagination.
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The exhibition is made possible by The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation.
The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
The exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
George Bellows (1882–1925) was regarded as one of America's greatest artists when he died, at the age of forty-two, from a ruptured appendix. Bellows's early fame rested on his powerful depictions of boxing matches and gritty scenes of New York City's tenement life, but he also painted cityscapes, seascapes, war scenes, and portraits, and made illustrations and lithographs that addressed many of the social, political, and cultural issues of the day. Featuring some one hundred works from Bellows's extensive oeuvre, this landmark loan exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of the artist's career in nearly half a century. It invites the viewer to experience the dynamic and challenging decades of the early twentieth century through the eyes of a brilliant observer.
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We had this huge Encyclopedia thingy when I was a kid, and even then I was fascinated by photos of Lincoln and the the Civil War Era. I think I may have spent a life there.
Funny that you should mention the museum tonight. I was on the computer next to a colleague who was looking at pictures of nude statues, and I asked her what the heck she was doing. The Met hosts scavenger hunts for which you pay a nominal fee and you go, look for things, have some fun, etc. She and a friend are attending one and the main topic of this one is "nudes in art." How often does one hear mention of the Met, and one from NJ and the other from Texas. Freaky! Now I think I had better go to the Met soon because the Cosmos is telling me to.
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After Photoshop
Manipulated Photography
in the Digital AgeSeptember 25, 2012–May 27, 2013
This installation explores various ways in which artists, including Nancy Burson, Filip Dujardin, Joan Fontcuberta, Beate Gütschow, and others, have used digital technology to alter the photographic image from the 1980s to the present. Featuring approximately twenty-five works drawn from the permanent collection, it serves as an addendum to the special exhibition Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop.
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i really like finding things to explore online...learning things...
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