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The Art of the American Snapshot 1888-1978
URL: http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/snapshot/index.shtm

Description:
Companion to a 2007 exhibit that "traces the evolution of snapshots in America from 1888, when George Eastman introduced the first Kodak camera, to 1978." Flip through an online book to view snapshots, "photographs usually made by amateurs and intended to document personal history. ... Their casual, loose style has influenced fine are photographers as well as other artists." From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

LII Topics: History, Photography

Publisher:
National Gallery of Art

LII Database Information:
Record 25253 created by Maria Brandt on 01/14/2008
Last modification on 07/29/2008
Published: 08/07/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25253

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