A new exhibition at the crossroads of art, history and technology chronicles the beginnings of early American photography.

In the book Pictures With Purpose: Early Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Tanya Sheehan discusses the work of black photographers such as Cornelius M.

Organized chronologically and by theme, “The Eye of the Sun” travels from 1840s work by William Henry Fox Talbot, an inventor and early ... of war photography on display, with the American ...

A sample of the L.J. West Collection of early photography at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Farrah Skeiky Largely forgotten today, Goodridge was one of the most important African American ...

"And I was fascinated." That purchase embarked a 45-year hobby and passion, with West collecting antique photographs from some of the early African American photographers, including James P.

Photographers share written reflections with AN Interior, sharing their thoughts on what ought to be seen. The following ...

In his richly illustrated “Still: American Silent Motion Picture Photography,” David S. Shields examines the groundbreaking work of the early cinematographers and still photographers who ...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) in Washington, D.C. has acquired a trove of early photographs that will help expand the narrative of the medium’s origins. Included are portraits of ...

West, the institution announced Tuesday. Smithsonian curator John Jacob said in a press statement that spotlighting early African American photographers will help the museum show “an inclusive ...