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Breaking the Frame: New Directions in Photo History
Experience the unexpected in the North American debut of Breaking the Frame: New Directions in Photo History, featuring one of the earliest photographs taken by a female artist, unusual subject matter from the biggest names in photography, and portraits from photo studios in West Africa and India. Explore more than 90 original and vintage prints from the Solander collection that inspire new and unconventional approaches to photo history.
Breaking the Frame showcases many accomplished artists of the 19th and 20th centuries 鈥� from Malick Sidib茅 and Florence Henri to Lang Jingshan, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Henry Fox Talbot, Robert Frank, and Dorothea Lange 鈥� who have helped shape photography, offering a global perspective on the medium that pushes our understanding beyond the conventional.
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Experience the unexpected in the North American debut of Breaking the Frame: New Directions in Photo History, featuring one of the earliest photographs taken by a female artist, unusual subject matter from the biggest names in photography, and portraits from photo studios in West Africa and India. Explore more than 90 original and vintage prints from the Solander collection that inspire new and unconventional approaches to photo history.
Breaking the Frame showcases many accomplished artists of the 19th and 20th centuries 鈥� from Malick Sidib茅 and Florence Henri to Lang Jingshan, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Henry Fox Talbot, Robert Frank, and Dorothea Lange 鈥� who have helped shape photography, offering a global perspective on the medium that pushes our understanding beyond the conventional.
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