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. View PDF

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
Leeann Duggan Coordinator of Traveling Exhibitions (585) 271-3361, ext. 320 Fax: (585) 271-3970 travex@geh.org	2007-2009	600+ linear feet	$12,000
	BOOKING PERIOD	SHIPPING
	8 weeks	11 crates of various sizes, 2,000 lbs. total