LIFELONG LEARNING: Short-course in the History of Photography, 1839–1900
March 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm
The New Bedford Whaling Museum will host a lifelong learning course on the history of photography from 1839 to 1900.
The program includes six weekly 80-minute virtual sessions starting March 9. It ends with an in-person workshop and curator-led tour on April 27 at the museum.
Schedule:
- March 9 — Photography’s origins, 1839
- March 16 — Competing technologies
- March 23 — Wet-Plate photography
- March 30 —World events: photography as documentary
- April 6 — Art vs Industry: photography as medium
- April 13 — Kodak and the introduction of Snapshot photography
- April 27 — In-person workshop at NBWM / curator-led tour of “Look Pleasant Please”
Naomi Slipp and Marina Dawn Wells will lead the course. Students will use works from the museum’s collection to study early photography, new technologies, and the rise of Kodak.
Cost is $225 for members and $275 for nonmembers. The three-class mini bundle is $100 for members and $125 for nonmembers.
