Showing posts with label Alfred Stieglitz Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alfred Stieglitz Center. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2013

The Terminal, 1893 (negative); c. 1913 Alfred Stieglitz, American, PhotogravureThe Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the foremost exhibitors of fine art photography in the nation, especially since the completion of its Perelman Building. Photogravure: Master Prints from the Collection is a wonderful exhibition worthy of this great institution.

This exhibition will run through August 11, 2013

Photogravure, a printmaking process that combines elements of aquatint etching and photography, was a prized medium among artist-photographers of the late nineteenth century, who labored over their hand-pulled prints.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Photography Exhibition: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Treasures of the Alfred Stieglitz Center

Group of Leaves on a Tulle Background, Charles AubryThe Philadelphia Museum of Art has become one of the foremost exhibitors of fine art photography in the nation. Treasures of the Alfred Stieglitz Center: Photographs from the Permanent Collection is an exhibition worthy of the Museum's outstanding international reputation for photographic art.

This exhibition runs through April 7, 2013.

The exhibition showcases highlights from the Museum’s photography collection, tracing the medium’s history as a visual art form.