“Kodachrome slide film wasn’t just another commercial photographic product. There was something truly special about it. The dyes and emulsions produced an effect comparable to Technicolor motion picture film. It was hyper-real, but only slightly.”
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The Return of Colorama, Great Ghost of Kodak Past
Eighteen feet high and 60 feet wide, billed by Kodak as “the world’s largest photographs,” Colorama transparencies impressed passersby at Grand Central Station for 40 years. George Eastman House has assembled a touring exhibition of these goliaths in honor of their 60th anniversary,
Who’s Tipping The Fibreglass Cows Of Vermont?
“In all, six of the 37 600-pound sculptures have been targeted by vandals since being installed in May. ‘These aren’t quickie, random acts of stupidity,’ said Tom Torti, president of organizer Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. ‘These acts of stupidity take time’.”
Ansel Adams Negatives Bought at Garage Sale – Are They Authentic?
“A team of experts who have examined Rick Norsigian’s stash of antique negatives say they appear to be part of Adams’ body of work. The photographer’s family and friends remain skeptical.”
Hungary Sued for $100M Worth of Art Looted by Nazis
“For more than two decades the heirs of a world-renowned Jewish collector have been petitioning the Hungarian government to return more than $100 million worth of art, most of which has been hanging in Hungarian museums, where it was left for safekeeping during World War II or placed after being stolen by the Nazis.”
Rediscovering the Women of the Hudson River School
“These women ventured on their own or alongside male relatives into the wilderness, painting the glorious scenery that inspired America’s first art movement. And … they made works that are just as awe-inspiring as those of their male counterparts.”
The Amazing Story Of How They Saved The Leaning Tower Of Pisa
And why did it lean in the first place? “By a quirk of local geography, Pisa’s water-table rose higher on the tower’s north side, often reaching within one foot in rainy season, and this gave the tower an annual ratchet southward.”
‘What I Learned From Caravaggio’
Martin Scorsese, David LaChapelle, Peter Doig and three more artists “explain how Caravaggio’s prophetically cinematic paintings inspired them.”
Claimed Caravaggio Goes On View
“The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” will now be subjected to X-rays and other analyses to ascertain its attribution. But art officials and scholars attending the unveiling agreed the painting did not look like a Caravaggio — but rather like the work of one or more of his followers.”
Vatican Dismisses Caravaggio Claim
“The Vatican’s leading art historian has dismissed claims made in its newspaper that a painting found in a Jesuit church in Rome is a Caravaggio.”