Technology Versus Art: The Early Daguerreotype's Confounding Status in Philadelphia, 1839-1845

Time: 5:30 p.m. Reception, 6:00 p.m. Program

Place: Library Company's Cassatt House, 1320 Locust St.

Sarah Gillespie, current William H. Helfand American Visual Culture Fellow at the Library Company, will discuss the initial reception of the daguerreotype in Philadelphia. The Library Company holds over 200 daguerreotypes, primarily produced in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860. Many of these early photographs were recently on display in our exhibition "Catching a Shadow: Daguerreotypes in Philadelphia, 1839-1860" and can now be seen in the online exhibition.

Please email lpropst@librarycompany.org or call 215.546.3181 to RSVP for this event.