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April 18, 2005
Anonymous
Native American in American Dress
ca. 1855, ambrotype
Wilson Centre for Photography
One of my Wasabi Sisters was checking out photo shows in NYC over the weekend and mentioned an interesting exhibit at the The Dahesh Museum of Art. First Seen: Photographs of the World's Peoples, 1840-1880. I was pleased to see that the catalog features an Introduction by Carla Williams. Go Carla!
According to Sis, the images are impressive but there were just too damn many of them! As much as I love to see daguerreotypes and albumen prints in pristine condition – 250 of them in the smallish galleries of the Dahesh is probably a little much. Still, I’m sorry that I will miss this show at this venue. I have always liked the Dahesh, it’s quirky as hell but they have done some interesting things. I'm also quite fond of sitting the atrium of the former IBM building just upstairs from the Museum (after I’ve done my culture, of course), and treating myself to an overpriced coffee.
Posted by lk at April 18, 2005 06:26 PM
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I have a few images that I think might be daguerreotypes. Do you know how I can tell for sure?
Posted by: butter gun at April 18, 2005 07:55 PM