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Prints × Photographs 1839-1900
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts
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The invention of photography brought a massive change to the world. Print art, which had been playing the role of conveying visual information by copying images over the centuries, was affected more than anything.
The relationship between print art and photography in the 19th century tends to be discussed in terms of conflict. However, in photography’s early days, there were many technical inadequacies, such as the lack of mass-printing techniques and the long time it took to shoot a photo. And print art was used to complement photographic techniques in many ways back then. Thus the two were in a complementary relationship. Over time, as photography continued to make remarkable technological advances, the two sides competed to generate a variety of expressions.
This exhibition explores the competitive yet mutually supportive relationship between print art and photography, starting from 1839, when the Daguerreotype, the world’s first photographic process, was released up to the end of the 19th century, when photographic technology was improved and put into practical use as printing technology. In addition to prints and photos, we will introduce 180 related items, mainly from Europe, including cameras and photographic equipment.
[Related Events]
1. Commemorative Lecture "Photography in the 19th Century: From Invention to Popularization"
Lecturer: Keiji Mitsui (Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation of History and Culture)
Date: November 5 (Sat) 14:00-15:30
Venue: Auditorium *Exhibition ticket (or ticket stub) required
2. Public Production "From Photograph to Print"
Date: November 26 (Sat) 13:30-15:00 (including break)
Lecturer: Osamu Fujita (Copperplate artist)
Venue: Auditorium
Fee: Free (first 60 people)
3. "Let's put precious photos in a case!"
Date: October 22 (Sat) 10:00
Venue: Entrance Hall
Fee: Free (first 60 people)
*Please visit the official website for more information.
The relationship between print art and photography in the 19th century tends to be discussed in terms of conflict. However, in photography’s early days, there were many technical inadequacies, such as the lack of mass-printing techniques and the long time it took to shoot a photo. And print art was used to complement photographic techniques in many ways back then. Thus the two were in a complementary relationship. Over time, as photography continued to make remarkable technological advances, the two sides competed to generate a variety of expressions.
This exhibition explores the competitive yet mutually supportive relationship between print art and photography, starting from 1839, when the Daguerreotype, the world’s first photographic process, was released up to the end of the 19th century, when photographic technology was improved and put into practical use as printing technology. In addition to prints and photos, we will introduce 180 related items, mainly from Europe, including cameras and photographic equipment.
[Related Events]
1. Commemorative Lecture "Photography in the 19th Century: From Invention to Popularization"
Lecturer: Keiji Mitsui (Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation of History and Culture)
Date: November 5 (Sat) 14:00-15:30
Venue: Auditorium *Exhibition ticket (or ticket stub) required
2. Public Production "From Photograph to Print"
Date: November 26 (Sat) 13:30-15:00 (including break)
Lecturer: Osamu Fujita (Copperplate artist)
Venue: Auditorium
Fee: Free (first 60 people)
3. "Let's put precious photos in a case!"
Date: October 22 (Sat) 10:00
Venue: Entrance Hall
Fee: Free (first 60 people)
*Please visit the official website for more information.
Schedule | Oct 8 (Sat) 2022-Dec 11 (Sun) 2022 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥900, University and High School Students ¥450, Junior High School Students and Under free, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion Half price. | ||||||
| Website | http://hanga-museum.jp/english/exhibition/2022-515 | ||||||
| Venue | Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts http://hanga-museum.jp/english | ||||||
| Location | 4-28-1 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-0013 | ||||||
| Access | 12 minute walk from the Terminal exit of Machida Station on the JR Yokohama line, 15 minute walk from the East exit of Machida Station on the Odakyu line. | ||||||
| Phone | 042-726-2771 | ||||||
| Related images | Click on the image to enlarge it |
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