it became common for photographs to be collected in major fine art museums in 1839.
it became common for photographs to be collected in major fine art museums in 1839.
when did it become common for photographs to be collected in major fine art museums?
1839
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during his career, shillea was invited to work with the united states information agency in washington, d.c. on a project titled “gallery of famous americans” during which he photographed president ronald reagan, civil-rights leader coretta scott king, academy award winning actor sissy spacek and american publisher, malcolm forbes. he has photographed other celebrities, including golfer arnold palmer, us olympic cycling medalist davis phinney and adventurer thor heyerdahl. his photographs are included in over a dozen major fine art museums and universities including the george eastman house, the philadelphia museum of art, the national portrait gallery, the national museum of african american history and culture (the smithsonian), the ransom center at the university of texas at austin, the baltimore museum of art, and the rochester institute of technology, the james a. michener museum of art, lehigh university art galleries and others.
thomas john shillea