A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection

A History of Photography: Selections from the Museum’s Collection is a series of installations that trace the course of photography from its invention to the present day, showcasing important new acquisitions and treasured masterpieces.

Every few months, a new selection of photographs, drawn from the rich collection that the Museum has built over the past half century, presents the medium’s history in a slightly different light. In this way, an increasingly complex picture of photographic history emerges for those who move slowly, look closely, and return for more.

• October 11, 2017–February 25, 2018
  Amalia Amaki, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Robert Frank, Lewis Hine, Eliot Porter, Man Ray, Paul Strand, and William Henry Fox Talbot are among the artists represented in this rotation. The installation also features a selection of photographs by Sandy Skoglund. The next rotation opens March 7, 2018.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website