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Category: photography Archives - Gibbes Museum of Art
Kids at the Gibbes • Permanent Collection
Spooky Portraits of Children—Boo!
I love Halloween and always have. When I volunteered to tackle a Halloween-themed blog post I originally wanted to explore death photography in the collection. While this cringe-worthy tradition has […]
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Behind the Scenes • Renovation Plans
Behind the Lens: A Photographer’s Account of the Gibbes Museum Renovation
Over a year ago I reached out to the Gibbes Museum of Art requesting to document their current renovation. My original motivation was a curiosity that led to an exploration […]
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1858 Prize Finalist Deborah Luster
Deborah Luster, a finalist for the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art, from New Orleans, Louisiana, investigates the violence of her home city through photographs. Her mother was a homicide […]
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1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art, 2015 Short List of Finalists
On June 15, 2015 the Gibbes Museum of Art and Society 1858 announced the short list of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The $10,000 annual prize recognizes a […]
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Black and White Film: Photography of the Future
Like most artists, Douglas Carr Cunningham has held a variety of jobs including photojournalist, camera salesman, and adjunct professor. As a former U. S. Navy photojournalist, Cunningham has an extensive archive of images, “enough to […]
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Curatorial Perspective: Celebrating Contemporary Art
Since the Gibbes Museum of Art first opened its doors in 1905, contemporary art has been a core component of the museum’s mission. Much of the institution’s beloved historical art […]
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The End of the American Civil War… (And Photography Exhibition)
When it was announced that the Gibbes Museum of Art would be a part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s blockbuster Photography and the American Civil War traveling exhibition tour, […]
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Curating Conversations
As a Programming & Events intern this semester, I’ve had the great opportunity to share the room with some pretty remarkable people. This list includes guests of the Gibbes such […]
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A Successful Second Year for the Gibbes Art on Paper Fair
After months of preparation, this weekend the museum welcomed more than 1800 visitors for the second-annual Art on Paper Fair. In the days leading up to the event, art work […]
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Curatorial Perspective: Photography and the American Civil War
In a matter of days the Gibbes will open the highly-anticipated exhibition Photography and the American Civil War. The show is traveling from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New […]
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