Fenimore Art Museum has been actively collecting photographs by contemporary artists since 1998. Each new work enriches the Museum’s photographic collection by adding to the evolution of photographic techniq
ues and subject matter from the dawn of photography to the present day.
ues and subject matter from the dawn of photography to the present day. The images in this upcoming exhibition are the highlights of the museum’s acquisitions of this new material. From Bruce Davidson, who was praised by John Szarkowski, former Director of the Photography Department at the Museum of Modern Art, to Milo Stewart, Sr., a renowned Cooperstown documentary photographer for 30-plus-years, each artist has contributed his or her unique perspective on the art of photography. The portraits, landscapes, genre scenes, cityscapes and abstract images harmonize with the museum’s painting collections of the same subject matter.
The photography collection at Fenimore Art Museum numbers nearly 125,000 images which range from mid-19th century daguerreotypes and tintypes to 21st century digital prints. The heart of the collection is a group of several thousand glass plate negatives from the Cooperstown photography firm of Smith & Telfer, which was in operation for over 100 years.
American Photography: Recent Acquisitions will be on view at Fenimore Art Museum from April 1 through August 2, 2009.
Left: Kaaterskill Clove, North Lake, NY, 1997. James Bleecker (born 1960). Museum Purchase, N0024.2001
Right: Jefferson County Courthouse, Watertown, NY, 1974. Milo Stewart (born 1928). Gift of the artist, N0002.2008 (3)
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