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A History of Photography from the Chrysler Collection
 November 21, 2001 through December 1, 2002
Alice and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries and The David L. Hack Photography Gallery

The imagery in this exceptionally unique exhibition from the Chrysler's photography collection ranges from the earliest daguerreotype and calotype images made in the 1840s to a recent single work consisting of more than 200 individual photographs -- Akin & Ludwig's The Women Series. Many of the photographs within the exhibition are new acquisitions never shown in this context. Among these new works is a selection from the David L. Hack collection of Civil War photography, acquired by the Museum in 1998.

Throughout the survey viewers can enjoy a series of mini-themed shows. The groupings range from 19th-century portraiture and architecture to landscapes by photographers such as Nadar, Roger Fenton, and Victor Hugo. Early travel photography from Egypt, Rome, Greece, Jerusalem, India, and Afghanistan forms a significant portion of the gallery.

In honor of Black History Month, there is a large selection of images from the Museum's Civil Rights Movement photography collection. These photographs documented the Civil Rights battle that raged against racial injustice in America during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. The subsequent publication of these images in newspapers, magazines, and other media helped create public awareness and implement meaningful social change.

In a special addition, there is a section devoted to photographs of New York City by artists such as Alfred Stieglitz, Andre Kertesz, and Berenice Abbott.

New York, the Elevated, and Me

Ilse Bing (American, born in Germany 1899-1998)
New York, the Elevated, and Me, 1936
Purchase, the Walter P. Chrysler Jr., Photography Endowment Fund

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