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Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection

Submitted by ebfrye on Mon, 2010-09-20 07:25

 

Image Credit:  Winifred Casson, Accident, (ca. 1935)

via the Harry Ransom Center

The university's own Harry Ransom Center has been getting a lot of press lately. Although much of the attention involves the opening of the David Foster Wallace archive, many are talking about the center's new exhibit.

"Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gersheim Collection," which runs now through January, displays close to 200 treasures from the Helmut and Alison Gersheim photography holdings, many of them from the 19th century. The collection itself contains more than 35,000 images, much of it available for research. Not only does the exhibit document the Gersheims' efforts as collectors, but it also takes up the weighty task of examining the history and cultural significance of photography. Particular concerns include the evolution of techniques and the ever-shifting attitudes toward the photographic image.   

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