"The Printed Picture" Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art
This event has ended.
This October, MoMA will publish "The Printed Picture," a book by Richard Benson that traces the changing technology of picture making from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on the vital role of images in multiple copies. In conjunction with the publication of the book, an educational installation of the material will be presented in the The Edward Steichen Photography Galleries. Organized by Peter Galassi, Chief Curator, Department of Photography, The Museum of Modern Art, and Richard Benson.
[Image: Unknown photographer "Mrs. Elizabeth W. Morton, aged 18 (detail)" (1845) Wood engraving. Print: Engraved by R.G. Tietze from a daguerreotype. The Century magazine, 1894. The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of Richard Benson.]
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Schedule
from October 17, 2008 to July 13, 2009
Reviews
Fantastic, fantastic show. If you have any interest in print and computers at all, I urge you to see it.