... at the request of the TPHS this announcement is sent FYI by list HQ
Mark your calendar for PhotoHistory XII, 19-21 September, 2003.
Visit our website for details: http://www.tphs.org
PhotoHistory XII From Fox Talbot to digital photography,
... with Brownie's grandson to boot:
Every three years, lovers of photo history make a pilgrimage to George Eastman
House in Rochester, New York. Held since 1970, PhotoHistory is the
longest-running series in the world. This September 19-21, seventeen
presentations will cover broad subjects such as "Humor in Daguerreotypes" and
more specialized ones like "Traveling on the Nile: Photographic Expedition,
1881-1882" and "Zeiss in the USA," as well as an explanation from 30 photo
historians on why they chose this subject for their career. Other topics
include new findings from the Fox Talbot correspondence in Lacock Abbey,
Deardorff cameras, "Re-Creating Bayard's three processes", "Filmless (digital)
Photography", "The Business of Photography" in the nineteenth century, "The Art
of The Album," and a look at the Brownie camera's inventor, Frank A. Brownell,
presented by his grandson.
Participants will tour the Eastman House Museum, Eastman's mansion, and the
unparalleled collections of photographs and cameras. Come experience the charm
and nostalgia of a working Tent Camera Obscura in the gardens! The weekend
begins with a reception, Friday evening 9/19, continues with the full Saturday
of lectures 9/20 (detail attached), and concludes with the Sunday 9/21 Photo
Antique Show and Sale!
Before or after the symposium, tour Upstate New York, from Niagara Falls
through the Finger Lakes region where beautiful lakeside vistas and
distinguished wineries are an hour's drive from Rochester.
Visit The Photographic Historical Society web site for
Registration details and forms at http://www.tphs.org
