Hurry! A spectacular photography exhibition is closing this Sunday, July 26, 2015, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. If you have a chance, stop by to visit "In Light of the Past: Twenty-Five Years of Photography at the National Gallery of Art" in the West Building Ground Floor Galleries.
Photography, as an art form, has been making an impact on the art world from its birth. This exhibition traces its development through 175 masterpieces all the way to the end of the 20th century. As you stroll through the exhibition halls, you will find wonderful examples of 1920s and 1930s modernism as well as mid-20th century American photography. The collection is rich in topics, points of view, and artistic angle.
Take a look at the three examples below and put this show on your calendar before it closes this Sunday!
Photography, as an art form, has been making an impact on the art world from its birth. This exhibition traces its development through 175 masterpieces all the way to the end of the 20th century. As you stroll through the exhibition halls, you will find wonderful examples of 1920s and 1930s modernism as well as mid-20th century American photography. The collection is rich in topics, points of view, and artistic angle.
Take a look at the three examples below and put this show on your calendar before it closes this Sunday!
Albert Sands Southworth, American, 1811–1894, and Josiah Johnson Hawes, American, 1808–1901, The Letter, c. 1850, daguerreotype,
Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1999.
Paul Strand,
American,
1890–1976, People, Streets of New York, 83rd and West End Avenue, 1916, platinum print,
Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1990.
Robert Adams, American,
born 1937, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1974,
gelatin silver print,
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund, 2006.