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Australian photos sent to c19th world fairs

Australian photos sent to c19th world fairs which stayed in European/American collections. I am researching an exhibition on the history of the photograph in Australia 1840s - now, for 2015. Most of the photographs Australia sent to world fairs in the 19th c stayed overseas. We are trying to track these down.

If anyone has 19th century Australian photos in their collection please do get in touch on my work email …

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Added by Judy Annear on October 23, 2012 at 3:30 — No Comments

William England: Wales series

Hi everybody! I am looking for further stereos from the “New Series Welch Views” which is most probably by William England. I have attached two images (No. 11 and No. 13).  Does…

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Added by Gerlind-Anicia Lorch on February 24, 2012 at 8:00 — 2 Comments

Links for the historians.

Dear All,

I have included a couple of links that might be of interest. 

http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/about

It is quite American but very interesting. You can access them form itunes or the website. I have listened to a lot of them and leaned a great deal.

http://www.picturehistory.com/product/id/8403 

This…

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Added by Nicholas Brewer on June 13, 2011 at 10:12 — 1 Comment

Event: New Directions in Contemporary Photography

One of the great paradigm shifts in contemporary art over the past 20 years has been the movement of photography into the realm of fine art. The critical and commercial success of artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans, Thomas Struth and Andreas Gursky, who are represented by contemporary art galleries, and the appointment of photography curators to top public galleries such as Tate Modern and Guggenheim, has ensured that the medium is increasingly regarded as a…

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Added by Michael Pritchard on December 26, 2010 at 10:00 — No Comments

Call For Papers. (De)constructing the Archive in a Digital Age.

Call For Papers.



(De)constructing the Archive in a Digital Age.



September 10th 2010, School of the Arts Loughborough University, UK.…



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Added by Mort Marsh on June 29, 2010 at 9:30 — No Comments

Poster collection goes on Flickr

The Poster Collection at PARC is in the process of being uploaded to Flickr. The archive holds over 300 posters dating from 1974, mostly of photographic exhibitions, from small independent galleries including Half Moon Gallery, Impressions Gallery, Cockpit Gallery Holborn to The Photographers Gallery and large institutions such as Tate, V&A Museum and the National Portrait Gallery and is a fascinating resource. This is an ongoing process with 75 images of posters already uploaded so keep… Continue

Added by Belinda May on June 23, 2010 at 14:30 — 2 Comments

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