Put A Camera In Your Pocket
Posted Aug 18, 2023
Amy Johnson, Curator
David Stichweh, Photographer
Mckenzie Bray, Intern
Special thanks to Susan Fagan, collection consultant
August 21, 2023 – December 1, 2023
Public Reception: Thursday, August 24 from 4p 鈥� 6p
The Richard B. Brandt Collection of historic cameras听documents the rise of photography as a popular pastime and essential tool for recording听memories.听Eastman Kodak听Company, the听manufacturer of听most of the cameras in the collection,听led developments in making photography an accessible and affordable technology.听Kodak鈥檚 advertising campaigns of the 1890s through the 1950s became part of American popular culture, including the 鈥淜odak girl,鈥� 鈥淭ake a Kodak with you,鈥� and 鈥�You听push the button,听飞别鈥檒濒听do the rest.鈥�听This听exhibition听shows how听innovations in听technology, business, and visual culture听shaped听modern听American life听from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s.听听
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The Richard B. Brandt Collection was made possible through the generous donation of 星空传媒 Professor Emeritus Susan Fagan, in honor of her late husband Richard “Rick” Brandt.
Location and Hours
Fisher Gallery
Roush Hall
27 S. Grove Street
Westerville, OH 43081
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Daily
Closed Holidays and Breaks
614-823-1792
All exhibitions are free and open to the public.