19TH AND TURN OF THE CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY
A HOUSE DIVIDED: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE CIVIL WAR
This exhibition comprises nearly 100 rare original photographic prints and cased images documenting numerous important aspects of the Civil War, seen through the lens of the most gifted artist-photographers of 19th century America. |
Photo-Secession: Painterly Masterworks of Turn-of-the-Century Photography
This gorgeous exhibit celebrates an intrepid group of photographers on both sides of the Atlantic at the turn of the 20th century who fought to establish photography as a fully-fledged fine art, coequal with painting, sculpture, and etching. While they had their individual approaches to picture-making, these all involved the marriage of traditional painting subject matter – landscape, allegorical study, nude, still life – to a suitably hand-crafted photographic print. |
East Meets West:
Hand-Tinted Vintage Photographs from Meiji Japan, 1880-1900 This exhibition offers spectacular images of Meiji-era Japan: the landscape, from Mount Fuji to tranquil gardens and wooded paths; the traditional Japanese caste system, from daimyos (feudal lords) to Shinto priests; the pleasure-seeking Floating World, featuring the arts and allurement of geishas; portraits of workers, from jinrikisha (‘rickshaw’) drivers to child acrobats; the all-vital cycle of rice cultivation; daily life, from bustling cities to the rituals of weddings and funerals; and historic monuments, from giant Buddhas to ancient pagodas. |
Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks from the Dawn of Photography
art2art is delighted to present a comprehensive survey of the daguerreotype featuring important examples from America, France, England, and the Mideast. All the major collecting genres of daguerreotype – landscapes, occupationals, erotic stereos, post-mortems, slavery subjects, and of course portraiture – are represented by superb, often surprising examples in this unique exhibit. |
Picturing the West: Masterworks of 19th Century Landscape Photography
A focused survey of the pioneers of the American Western landscape, featuring sumptuous mammoth plates by Carleton Watkins, William Henry Jackson, F. Jay Haynes, and their contemporaries. |
Mingled Visions: Images from the North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
By 1896, Edward S. Curtis had begun his life's work, known as the The North American Indian Collection. The project would span four decades and include more than 40,000 photographs. Today, it's important to consider Curtis' work through a wider lens. With this in mind, the Dubuque Museum of Art is currently re-imagining the exhibit to be more inclusive. |