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Beauty, Truth, And Fact : Photography In 1930s America, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum Of Art Jan 2001

Beauty, Truth, And Fact : Photography In 1930s America, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum Of Art

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Contemporary theory and criticism of photography has generally taken the form of a face-off between formalism and contextualism. The first postion contends that what is required to understand a photograph is prmarily a close examination of its formal structure, the ability to connect it to other art forms, and perhpas some knowledge of the artist's biography and intentions. The second position holds that photographs have no meaning outside of the scoial and political context of their making. For the most part, these positions have been hardened and adversarial.


Patrick Hogan, Anne Ayres Jan 2001

Patrick Hogan, Anne Ayres

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This exhibition was organized by the Otis Gallery of Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California. Essay by museum director, Anne Ayres.


Utah State University Department Of Art: Faculty Exhibition 2001, Department Art Faculty Jan 2001

Utah State University Department Of Art: Faculty Exhibition 2001, Department Art Faculty

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This catalogue has been published on the occasion of the Utah State University Faculty Exhibition 2001, which was organized by the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art and the USU Faculty.


New Acquisitions, Jim Edwards Jan 2001

New Acquisitions, Jim Edwards

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The Exhibition New Acquisitions features works acquired for the permanent collection of the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art in the years 2000-2001. It also stretches the definition of 'new" by including earlier accessioned works that have previously remained out of public view. All 35 of these works are being exhibited here for the first time.