Event Title

Exhibition Curator Lecture: “Looking at Photographs: Visual Research in the Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection”

Event date and Time

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 7 P.M.

Event Cost/Admission

Free and open to the public

Please be aware that the Ransom Center’s Charles Nelson Prothro Theater seats 125. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance.

Description

Jessica S. McDonald, Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography, presents “Looking at Photographs: Visual Research in the Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection,” a behind-the-scenes look at the visual detective work involved in researching photographs for the exhibition Elliott Erwitt: Home Around the World. She recounts how various tools—from contact sheets to Google Earth—helped shed new light on some of Erwitt’s best-known works. Following the talk, McDonald will be available for questions in the galleries. 

Location

Harry Ransom Center