Argon3@aol.com
Date: 02/12/03-08:47:56 AM Z
The Douglas Daguerreotype (run that past your spell-checker a few more
times!) seems to be one of those things that the AIC finds ways to keep on
display. I think that I first saw it in an exhibition of recent
acquisitions and then in an exhibition of images of African-Americans...it
sort of qualifies as a significant piece in so many ways that it can be part
of many different themes for shows.
As far as I know, the AIC's photo department is very obliging about letting
those with legitimate interest have access to the collection. I believe
that you can make an appointment to view specific things in the study center
that adjoins the galleries and that they will have them ready for you when
you arrive for the appointment. Granted, I have never actually done this
myself but my wife did work at the AIC for a while and I always understood
that that was the mission of the department of photo.
Check out the AIC website for details. As often as we see reproductions of
photos, there's nothing like seeing the real thing.
argon
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