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Seeing Ourselves:
Masterpieces of American Photography from George Eastman House Collection

Seeing Ourselves will introduce American audiences to historical and contemporary photographic masterpieces that were previously unknown to them, or familiar only as reproductions. The exhibition will be organized in broad and accessible subject-based groupings that represent more than 150 years of excellence. The groupings reflect the ways contemporary viewers know photography, thus linking their understanding of the present to the practices of the past. Seeing Ourselves gives broad public exposure and accessible context to the impact of photography on our nation.

American Masterpieces. In this introductory section of the exhibition we will showcase acknowledged masterpieces including The Steerage by Alfred Steiglitz, Nautilus by Edward Weston, and Yosemite Valley, Summer by Ansel Adams, and others.

American Faces. Americans have always been fascinated with famous people. Their photographs have been used to create celebrity, establish identity, and influence our perceptions. This section will range from Nickolas Murray's Babe Ruth to Richard Avedon's Igor Stravinsky.

America at War. Of all the information that photography brings us, nothing is more pressing than news about war. This section will include A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg by Timothy O'Sullivan, to Vietnam Memorial, Washington, DC by Hiroshi Watanabe.

America The Beautiful. Timeless photographs that exemplify the beauty and power of nature and an expanding America, these images will include Lone Pine Peak by Ansel Adams and Desertscape, Death Valley by Marilyn Bridges.

American Families. The family has been the basic unit of meaning in our lives. This section will include a variety of examples such as Tenement Penthouse by Weegee and East Harlem by Helen Levitt.

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Venues:
March 2 - April 29, 2007
Pensacola Museum of Art, FL
May 26 - July 22, 2007
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
September 15, 2007 - January 6, 2008
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
February 9 - April 6, 2008
Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH
April 26 - June 22, 2008
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
July 12 - August 31, 2008
Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, AL
September 25 - November 27, 2008
Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
January 24 - April 18, 2009
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
June 6 - October 4, 2009
Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, WI
October 31, 2009 - January 24, 2010
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN

Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965).
MIGRANT MOTHER, NIPOMO, CALIFORNIA, 1933.
Gelatin silver print.

CONTENTS
155 color and black-and-white photographs; object labels, introductory text panel
CONTACT | AVAILABILITY | SIZE | RENTAL FEE

Jeanne Verhulst
Associate Curator of Exhibitions
(585) 271-3361, ext. 382
Fax: (585) 271-3970
[email-masked]

2007-2009

600+ linear feet

$12,000

BOOKING PERIOD | SHIPPING |
8 weeks | To be determined |

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