Photography Collection
The Spencer Museum of Art Photography collection currently holds more than 4,000 photographs by more than 450 photographers of the nineteenth through twenty-first centuries. The photographs are part of the Max Kade - Erich H. Markel Department of Graphic Arts, which houses nearly fifteen thousand works of art on paper (prints, drawings, photographs, and artists' books).
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Collection Highlights
Selected objects from the Spencer Museum’s 4,000+ photographic holdings.
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Recent Photography Acquisitions
Highlighting recent additions to the Spencer Museum’s photography collection.
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Glossary of Photographic Terms
From “Albumen Print” to “Woodburytype”.
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What Makes a Photograph, a Photograph?
Photograph: A camera image recorded by action of light onto a light-sensitive material…Consider the selected images and ask yourself, how does each confirm or challenge your understanding of “what a ‘photograph’ is”?
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Walk-Ins Welcome Fridays
In addition to a rotating display of photographs in the 20/21 Gallery, you are always welcome to visit the Print Room during “Walk-Ins Welcome Fridays” to request anything that suits your personal or professional interests.
