 Image credit Joe Rosenthal, Old Glory Goes Up on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945, gelatin silver print, the MFAH, Manfred Heiting Collection, gift of the Kevin and Lesley Lilly Family. © AP / Wide World Photos  event venue
Museum of Fine ArtsBeck Building, Ground Floor 5601 Main Street Houston United-States social| Published | November 20, 2012 at 01:34pm | | Seen | 1337 times |
ExhibitionWAR / PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath Museum of Fine Arts, Photography, Houston, United-States
Sunday November 11, 2012 - Sunday February 3, 2013 - Event ended. On Veterans Day 2012, the MFAH debuts an unprecedented exhibition exploring the experience of war through the eyes of photographers. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath gathers together nearly 500 objects, including photographs, books, magazines, albums, and photographic equipment. Images recorded by more than 280 photographers, from 28 nations, span 6 continents and more than 165 years, from the Mexican-American War in the mid-1800s to present-day conflicts.Iconic photographs as well as previously unknown images are featured, taken by military photographers, commercial photographers (portrait and photojournalist), amateurs, and artists.
The exhibition examines the relationship between war and photography, exploring the types of photographs created during wartime, as well as by whom and for whom. Rather than being organized chronologically, or as a survey of “greatest hits,” the images are arranged to show the progression of war: from the acts that instigate armed conflict to “the fight,” to victory and defeat, and photos that memorialize a war, its combatants, and its victims. Portraits of servicemen, military and political leaders, and civilians are a consistent presence.
Accompanying the show is a 600-page illustrated catalogue featuring interviews and essays by curators, scholars, and military historians. After the Houston premiere, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY travels to the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles; the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; and the Brooklyn Museum.
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous funding is provided by:
Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
Mr. James Edward Maloney and Mr. Carey Chambers Maloney
The Trellis Fund/Betsy and Frank Karel
The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Inc.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
An Anonymous Donor in memory of Thomas W. Tucker
Chris Hondros Fund
Trust for Mutual Understanding
Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Richard and Dodie Jackson
Kelly Wirfel and John Holcomb
Admission for veterans and active duty military is generously underwritten by CHASE.
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