Shaping the History of Photography : 2010 Flair Symposium

The symposium springs from Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection, the Ransom Center’s exhibition of this foundational collection of the medium’s history.

Curators, collectors, historians, and photographers will participate in a series of panel discussions that focus on the areas in photography on which the Gernsheims had such impact—collecting, exhibiting, publishing, and historiography. Leaders in their fields will consider the forces that have historically shaped these areas, as well as the contemporary influences and developing trends that continue to affect our understanding of the history of photography.

Schedule of Events
Schedule is subject to change. All events take place at the Ransom Center unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, September 30
5 p.m. Registration and Opening Reception
7 p.m. Public Lecture: Shaping the History of Photography (Jessen Auditorium)

Friday, October 1
9 a.m. Registration and Coffee
10 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Address
10:45 a.m. Panel: Collecting Photography
12:15 p.m. Break for Lunch
2 p.m. Panel: Photography’s Historiography
4 p.m. Panel: Photographers React

Saturday, October 2
9 a.m. Coffee
10 a.m. Panel: Photographic Exhibitions
Noon Break for Lunch
2 p.m. Panel: Photographic Publishing
4 p.m. Conclusion
4:30 p.m. Closing Reception

For registration details, please see:
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/flair/registration/

Photo: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's View from the Window at Le Gras, 1826-27. J. Paul Getty Museum.