UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
Catching A Shadow: Daguerreotypes in Philadelphia, 1839-1860
September 28, 2009 - February 26, 2010
Free and Open to the Public,
M-F 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
This exhibition explores how news of the daguerreotype spread throughout Philadelphia both to the scientifically inclined men who experimented with the new process and to the public who sat for their portraits, and it examines the city’s role as a leading center for daguerreotyping. It highlights the careers of selected Philadelphia daguerreotypists including Robert Cornelius, Marcus Root, and the Langenheim brothers. Many examples of daguerreotypes from the Library Company’s collection and other institutional collections are featured, along with early books about daguerreotyping, studio advertisements, equipment, and related ephemera.
Please join us for the exhibition opening on October 1, 2009, featuring a reception at 5:30 followed by a lecture at 6:00 by curator and author Keith F. Davis, who will speak about the remarkable achievement of the world’s first successful photographic process – the daguerreotype – and Philadelphia’s vital role in the history of early photography in America. This event is presented by the Library Company’s Visual Culture Program (VCP@LCP).
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