Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Milwaukee Happenings: MAM Color Rush Exhibit


Color Rush
75 years of color photography in America
February 22 – May 19, 2013

Edward Steichen, Bouquet of Flowers, Dye transfer print,1940

This exhibit looks at the history of color photography in the United States from 1907 to 1981. In that time the first commercially available color photographic process was introduced. This caused a widespread acceptance of contemporary color photography. The show features images from magazines, film clips, slide shows, and other publications.



Some other highlight pieces:

Saul Leiter, Bus, color transparency, 1955

Barbara Kasten, Construct, Internal dye diffusion transfer print, 1981

William Eggleston, Hunstville, Alabama, Dye transfer print, 1978
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