Photography Forum: The Allure of the Vernacular

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Event Date

November 13, 2019, 6–8 p.m.

Event Description

Carter Circle members enjoy the exclusive opportunity to be part of our Collectors Forum, which brings together people with a passion for collecting art and supporting the museum’s acquisition program.

This fall, join Photography Forum members as Seattle collector Robert E. Jackson shares tales about his chase for vernacular photographs and how he played a role in the Carter developing Acting Out, the first major museum exhibition of cabinet cards (coming summer 2020). Reception to follow.

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Event Program

Part of: Collectors Forum

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August 15–November 1, 2020

Acting Out: Cabinet Cards and the Making of Modern Photography

This exhibition offers the first-ever in-depth examination of the 19th-century photographic phenomenon of cabinet cards, examining how this trend in photographic portraiture set the foundation for the snapshot and today’s digital photosharing.

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