[alt-photo] Re: contemporary daguerreotypes

[Paul Viapiano]

Hi Rob,

What's the address of your gallery? I'm going to be in Buffalo (my hometown) in a month and I'd love to stop by. 

Best to you,

Paul



On May 5, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Rob McElroy <idag at pce.net> wrote:

> Jalo et al.,
> 
> The most up-to-date source for info. on the happenings in modern daguerreotypy is the following website:
> http://www.cdags.org/
> 
> There, you will find individual on-line galleries from 74 modern daguerreotypists (myself included), although only a small fraction of us make daguerreotypes on a regular basis.
> 
> Unfortunately, there isn't a section on cdags.org that lists where modern daguerreotypes are currently being exhibited, or which dealers in a particular city have them for sale.  It would be a good idea if they had such a section, and I'm going to suggest to the cdags.org list owners that they start one.
> 
> Most fine art photography dealers aren't keen on daguerreotypes (a subject for another time) so you won't find very many dealers that have them.  Alex Novak (http://www.vintageworks.net/) from Chalfont, PA is the exception to the rule and represents several modern daguerreians.
> 
> My gallery in Buffalo, NY has a permanent exhibit space for daguerreotypes (mine and vintage examples) and is probably the first permanent space dedicated exclusively to the daguerreotype in over 130 years.
> 
> Daguerreian Regards,
> Rob McElroy
> Contemporary daguerreotypist
> Buffalo, NY
> 
> 
> On May 5, 2012, at 6:31 AM, Vedos Projekti wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I know this is a topic that comes up every now and then... a while back there was a discussion on what to see in NYC... galleries and museums in general. Does anyone happen to know what is up right now in the field of alternative processes?
>> I will be staying in NYC for the next 2 weeks, and especially interested in seeing modern daguerreotypes (and other alt stuff too).
>> 
>> -Jalo
>> 
> 
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