Unidentified artist, American Homestead (detail), American, 1870s. Unidentified artist, American Homestead (detail), American, 1870s. Photograph, tintype. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund.
Unidentified artist, American Homestead (detail), American, 1870s. Unidentified artist, American Homestead (detail), American, 1870s. Photograph, tintype. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund.
“Painted Tintypes: Photography for the People”
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
This exhibition pays tribute to the anonymous photographers, sitters, painters, and frame makers who made this early form of image-making popular. Join collectors Olivia Parker and Greg French, along with MFA conservator Katrina Newbury, Saundra B. Lane Conservator; Michael J. Bramwell, Joyce Linde Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art; and Anne Havinga, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Chair, Department of Photography; for a discussion about these unique objects.
This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however details may be subject to change.
Curators Circles: Conservation and Collections and Photography members