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Admission
Adults: $8
Visitors age 13-21: $3
Children 12 & under: Free
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Box office or online at www.norton.org.
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Exhibition Lectures
Sunday Exhibition Lecture Series:
Sunday, June 5, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
My Favorite Destinations
Thomas Swick, travel writer for the Sun-Sentinel Newspaper, will offer a slide
illustrated lecture about his favorite travel destinations and the ways that
travel writing has changed in an age of instant access to images from around
the globe.
Following his talk, Mr. Swick will sign copies of his recent book, A Way to See
the World: From Texas to Transylvania with a Maverick Traveler. The Exhibition
Lecture Series is generously funded by Harriett M. Eckstein.
Members’ Lecture:
Friday, June 3, 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Alison Devine Nordström, Curator of Photographs, George Eastman House, will
lecture to Norton Museum of Art members.
Group Tours
The Museum offers groups of 15 or more a reduced admission price. Group tours
are led by a Museum docent and must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
For additional information, please contact (561) 832-5196 ext. 1135.
Exhibition Sponsors
Support of the local presentation is provided by American Express Company and
the Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Foundation.
Media support provided by the Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Illustrated.
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The Norton Museum of Art is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday,
1 to 5 p.m. (Closed Mondays from May through October and on major holidays.)
General admission $8 for adults, $3 visitors ages 13–21, and free for Members
and children under 13. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission to the
permanent collection every Saturday, with proof of residency. Palm Beach County
residents receive free admission to the permanent collection the first Saturday
of each month, with proof of residency. An additional charge may apply for special
exhibitions. For general information, please call (561) 832-5196
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Seeing: Photographic Excursions in Tourism
June 4– September
4, 2005
Visually entertaining exhibition takes visitors on a journey to far away places.
This visually engaging and highly entertaining exhibition explores the relationship
between tourism, photography and motion pictures. On view at the Norton Museum
of Art from June 4 through September 4, 2005, Site Seeing: Photographic Excursions
in Tourism features more than 250 photographs and fascinating artifacts, including
early travel photography from the 1840s, illustrated books and albums, stereoscopes
and stereographs, tourist guides, postcards, souvenirs, and contemporary works
of art, which literally take the
visitor on a journey to far away places.
Site Seeing illustrates how photography and motion pictures came to define how
we see and know the world. By focusing on tourism, the threads of history and
culture intertwine in an illuminating and entertaining display of visual rarities
and popular artifacts. More than any other visual media, photography and motion
pictures encouraged the human desire to explore the world at large and its vibrant
cultures, whether through actual travel or within the safe confines of home through
publications, magazines, albums, and home movies. The Norton Museum of Art is
the only venue in the tourism-focused state of Florida to showcase this special
exhibition, which was organized by George Eastman House International Museum
of Photography and Film. READ MORE
Organized by George Eastman House International Museum of Photography
and Film. Support of the local presentation is provided by the
American Express Company and the Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Foundation. Local
media
support is provided by the Sun-Sentinel and Palm Beach Illustrated.
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[Woman in bathing suit with very large camera in front of her head], 1969.
Toned kodalith print, 5 7/16 by 7 15/16 inches (13.8 by 20.2 cm).
George Eastman House Purchase, 1978:0516:0012 |
Fred
Church (American, 1864–1925):
George Eastman on Board S.S. Gallia, February 1890.
Albumen print, Kodak #2 snapshot, 3 9/16 inches (9.1 cm) (diameter).
Gift of Margaret Weston,
1981:1159:0026 |
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| Victor
Keppler (American, 1904–1987):
Woman with Suitcases, Calendar, August 1950, Timken Roller Bearing Co., December 1948. Color print, assembly (carbro)
process, 19 3/16 by 14 11/16 inches (48.7 by 37.3 cm).
Gift of the photographer,
1976:0240:0018 |
Roger Minick (American, born 1944):
Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park, 1980 / printed later. Color print, chromogenic
development (Ektacolor) process, 14 15/16 by 17 1/8 inches (37.9 x 43.5 cm).
George Eastman House Purchase:
Charina Foundation Purchase Fund,
2001:1542:0001 |
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| Martin Parr (English, born 1952):
Weymouth, 1999.
Color print, chromogenic development (Fujicolor) process, 19 1/2 by 29 1/2 inches (49.5 by 74.9 cm).
George Eastman House Purchase:
Charina Foundation Purchase Fund, 2001:0742:0001 |
Raymond K. Albright (American, died 1954): Head of Statue at
Ramesseum, Thebes. Ruth at Side., ca. 1888.
Gelatin silver print, Kodak # 1 snapshot, 2 7/16 inches (6.2 cm) (diameter).
Gift of Mrs. Raymond Albright, 74:0253:0026 |
Exhibition themes
Tracings of a Wider World
Examines the experience of travel imagery before the advent of photography and
motion pictures, including etchings of cityscapes and magic lantern slides. Included
are the first examples of travel photography of "travel" motion pictures — the
Lumière Brothers’ first publicly screened films of 1895, featuring a train
arriving at a station and ocean waves crashing upon the shore.
A World Within Reach
Explores the impact of photography and motion pictures upon our experience of
the world. The introduction of photographically illustrated books and albums,
as well as panoramas, helped shape the initial impulse of tourism in the mid-nineteenth
century. Following the trade markets and newly established transportation routes,
enterprising photographers roamed the world capturing views of exotic lands and
people for an insatiable tourist public. Simultaneously, photographic studios
were established to sell travel photographs as souvenirs and mementos, initially
to the well-to-do traveler and eventually to the growing middle class that was
beginning to enjoy leisure activities. The introduction of the handheld camera
and snapshot photography enabled tourists to create their own photographic or
cinematic travel memories. Family albums, personal snapshots, and home movies
capture the family on tour to places both remote and popular. Home movies and
cameras will be on view alongside photographs.
And All I Got Was This Lousy . . .
Presents a varied display of souvenirs that feature photography, collected as
memory and confirmation of an experience, including postcards, key chains, and
paperweights.
Armchair Traveler
Embraces virtual travel from the armchair to the computer. Within the confines
of one’s own home and the comfort of an easy chair, the armchair traveler
toured the world through a myriad of special 3-D effects, including the stereoscope
and stereographs, as well as View-Masters with their accompanying reels. These
optical wonders guided the armchair traveler in the popular belief that "you
are there." Today, this popular belief is sustained through the Internet
that enables travelers to "virtually" tour the world from the comfort
and safety of their homes.
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