Behind the Scenes: Nell Dorr

Nell Dorr: Everlasting to Everlasting [and previously] is being installed in our photography galleries right now. I thought I would give you a little glimpse behind the scenes of this exhibition before it opens May 17.

Here is the installation in progress. The hard part is done: the photographs have been selected for the show, their condition checked, matted, framed, and hung on the wall. It looks like a mess, but all that’s left is attaching the labels and applying the vinyl graphics to the title wall (and some cleanup of course):

Where do the wall graphics come from? The large image of hibiscus seen here is a blown-up copy of a Nell Dorr photo in our collection. Our exhibition designer, Trang, prints the copy on a large printer in her office:

And here is a peek at what the final design will look like, minus the sunglasses and vitamin water:

Nell Dorr: Everlasting to Everlasting opens this Saturday…

— Jana H., May 14, 2008, 5:09 p.m.