The Art of the American Snapshot: 1888-1978
Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This exhibition of approximately 200 snapshot photographs chronicles the evolution of snapshot photography from 1888, when George Eastman first introduced the Kodak camera and roll film, through the 1970s. During this time it became possible for anyone to be a photographer, and snapshots not only had a profound impact on American life and memory, but they also influenced fine art photography.
Organized chronologically, the exhibition focuses on the changes in culture and technology that enabled and determined the look of snapshots.
