Camera Classics
Camera Classics
February 20, 2018 – July 7, 2018
Cameras are in effect photography’s workhorses, there to perform functions that fulfill their operators’ visions and values. This exhibition looks at cameras from a different perspective, as objects of design, intended to please the eye as well as make images. It explores notable examples in relation to current design trends, user demands, and cultural significance along with technical advances. Ranging from the 1890s to the present, the works include Eastman’s early view and pocket brownie cameras, Walter Dorwin Teague’s Art Deco gift camera, the Polaroid Land Camera, and the camera-embedded iPhone.
Camera Classics was drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and the Kravis Design Center, Tulsa.
Curator
Arlette Klaric, Ph.D., Associate Chief Curator and Curator of Collections, OSU Museum of Art
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- CreditsExhibitions and programs at the OSU Museum of Art are supported by: Malinda and Dick Fischer, Mary Ann and Ken Fergeson, the OSU Museum of Art Advocates, the Raymond & Bessie Kravis Foundation, and the OSU Museum of Art Founding Patrons and Charter Members.