Humanity in Transition
Photographs by Sebastião Salgado
The latest work of Sebastião Salgado, one of the foremost
contemporary photojournalists in the world, premieres
at George Eastman House on Saturday, March 25. The new exhibition, Migrations: Humanity in Transition, includes 200
powerful photographs, taken in more than 40 countries,
documenting the phenomenon of mass migration. Since
1993, Salgado has turned his attention to the ongoing
reorganization of humankind. There are more than 100 million international migrants in the world, a number that has doubled in the span of a decade, representing an extraordinary level of demographic displacement unparalleled in human history. Ranging from the displacement of Jews leaving the former Soviet Union to the forced repatriation of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong and Indonesia, Salgado's images address suffering yet reveal the dignity, courage, and energy of his subjects. Migrations was organized by the Aperture Foundation for Photography and The Visual Arts, New York City.
Throughout the run of the exhibition, lectures, panel discussions, and other events will explore issues associated with documentary photography and the political, cultural, and economic factors related to migration. Thursday evenings in April, the Dryden Theatre will screen a series of films illustrating migrants' journeys, their new-country travails, and their impact on world culture.
The Kirby Jensen Lecture Series supports artist lecturers in tandem with photographic exhibitions at George Eastman House; on Saturday, April 1, Salgado will visit as the first artist in that series to discuss his personal observations and and to provide insight into his work. His talk at 6 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre will be followed by a reception and booksigning in the Potter Peristyle. Advance tickets are $8, $6 for members and students, and will be available beginning March 4 at the Museum's admissions desk. For more information on Migrations programs, please call (716) 271-3361 ext. 218.
Brackett Clark and South Galleries, March 25 - June 18, 2000
Sponsored by 
With major support from:
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Aperture, a not-for-profit organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, has organized this traveling exhibition and produced the accompanying publications.
The Brownie at 100
BROWNIE NO. 2ACAMERA BOX, DETAIL.
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1907.
Technology collection.
Launched by Eastman Kodak Company in 1900, the Brownie was the camera that revolutionized amateur photography. Its easy usage and affordable price (it sold for $1, with film for 15 cents) allowed the majority of Americans to purchase a camera of their own. First intended as a camera for everyone, the model quickly became very popular with children in particular, partly due to the familiar Palmer Cox Brownie cartoon characters it depicted. "You can even trace that market change in the Brownie advertisements," says House Curator Kathy Connor. "The first ads showed adults using the camera, but as the months went on, the people depicted in the ads got younger and younger." Picture-taking became a popular hobby with all ages, making the Brownie camera responsible for changing photographic manufacturing from a "cottage" industry into big business.
Celebrating the camera's centennial, the exhibition The Brownie at 100 opens to the public on Saturday, May 13, in the West and Discovery Galleries in the house. It will feature 150 Brownie cameras, including examples of rare models of early Brownies and a chronology of Brownie camera models; related Brownie technology, including images made with Brownies; related paper artifacts, such as early Kodak advertisements; and a variety of products featuring the Brownie characters from the early 1900s. Visitors will have an opportunity to have their picture taken with a Brownie character, and younger visitors will find coloring sheets and a trivia game available in the galleries.
Major support for the exhibition is provided by
West and Discovery Galleries,
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