Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Feb 6 through June 7:
https://www.wellesley.edu/davismuseu...nt/node/171791
"The exhibition is divided into three thematic sections. The first, Materials, draws from the Davis Museum’s extensive collection of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and tintypes to demonstrate how the genre of portraiture shifted from preciously framed and cased photographs focused on the human bust, to more elaborate depictions of sitters among high-end furnishings and whimsical backdrops. The second section, Studios Around the Globe, examines the ethnographic function of studio photography with a display of “types” from Japan, the Philippines, Egypt, Mexico, and North America. The final section, A Visit to the Portrait Studio, combines photographs with ephemera, such as broadsides, studio imprints, and posing manuals, to elucidate the experience of having one’s portrait made in the 19th century. With generous loans from private collectors, the exhibition will recreate a daguerreian-era “operating room,” outfitted with an original backdrop, antique posing props and furniture, a camera and tripod from the studio of John Roberts in Boston, and all of the tools needed to create a daguerreotype."
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