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Alice Austen (American, 1866–1952), Group on Petria, Lake Mahopac August 9, 1888, Albumen silver print from glass negative 6 × 8 1/8 in. (15.2 × 20.7 cm)- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Studio Photographer at Work ca. 1855, Salted paper print from glass negative 5 1/8 × 3 13/16 in. (13 × 9.7 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Schoolmaster Hill Tobogganing, Franklin Park, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1905, Cyanotype 7 × 9 1/4 in. (17.8 × 23.5 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Albert Cone Townsend (American, 1827–1914), A Politician 1865–1867, Albumen silver print from glass negative Mount: 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Actor Playing Hamlet, Holding a Skull 1860s, Tintype with applied color Case: 6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in. (15.8 × 12.6 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown (American, active 1864–1871), The Gallery of Arts & Manufacturers of Philadelphia 1871, Albumen silver prints from glass negative Open: 13 ¾ x 19 in. (34.9 x 48.3 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Laundress with Washtub 1860s, Ambrotype with applied color Case: 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (4.2 x 3.2 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Musician 1870s, Tintype, with lock of hair and cut paper Case (open): 2 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 8.9 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Golder & Robinson (American, active 1870s), Comic Novelty Portrait 1870s, Tintype with applied color 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Railroad Worker (?) with Wye Level ca. 1870, Tintype with applied color Case (open): 6 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (16 × 26.4 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker Roller, Skate and Boot 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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John Moran (American, born England, 1821–1903), Showing Weather Among the Alleghenies 1861–1862, Albumen silver print from glass negative 4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (12.1 × 9.2 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Published by E. & H. T. Anthony (American, 1862–1880s), Specimens of New York Bill Posting, No. 897 from the series "Anthony's Stereoscopic Views" 1863, Albumen silver print from glass negative Mount: 3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (8.3 × 17.1 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916), View on the Columbia River, from the O.R.R., Cascades, No. 1286 from the series “Pacific Coast” 1867, Albumen silver prints from glass negatives Mount: 3 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (8.2 × 17.1 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary
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Anna K. Weaver (American, 1847/48–1913), Welcome 1874, Albumen silver print from glass negative 10 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (27.8 x 44.5 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901), Winter on the Common, Boston early 1850s, Salted paper print from glass negative 7 5/16 × 9 5/16 in. (18.5 × 23.7 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Woman Wearing a Tignon ca. 1850, Daguerreotype with applied color Case (open): 3 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (8 × 18.4 cm) The - Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Chauncey L. Moore (American, died 1895), Young Man Laying on Roof 1880s–90s, Albumen silver print Mount: 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 16.5 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary
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Unknown Maker, Young Man with Rooster 1850s, Daguerreotype with applied color Case (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.2 × 15.9 cm) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection, Promised Gift of Jennifer and Philip Maritz, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary
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Elizabeth Hazard
April 11, 2025
A new exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC celebrates the history of American photography from its birth in 1839 to the 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 250 photographs from the Museum’s William L. Schaeffer Collection. Works on view by luminaries like Josiah Johnson Hawes, John Moran, Carleton E. Watkins and Alice Austen along with unknown, amateur picture takers from small towns and cities across the country. The show explores the shift and immediate success photography enjoyed as a cultural, commercial and artistic endeavor.
Max Hollein, The Met’s Marina Kellen French Director and Chief Executive Officer, said of the work, “Through an impressive array of 19th- and early 20th-century images that capture the complexities of a nation in the midst of profound transformation, this exhibition offers something new even for those well-versed in the history of photography.” Hollein continued, “We can study and celebrate these formerly hidden treasures by hundreds of both known and unknown makers finally ready for their close-ups. Our hope is to give these works their rightful place in the ever-expanding history of the medium.”
William L. Schaeffer, a private collector and dealer assembled the collection of photos over the last 50 years. Included are photographs in pristine condition from the medium’s early development. In 1839 the introduction of photography to the world transformed culture as we know it. It came at a time when other inventions were making an impact as well. Steam locomotive trains and steamships shortened the distance between coasts and countries, while the electric telegraph made communication between others close at hand. People were craving things to illustrate words and bring to life the news of the day popularized by libraries, newspapers and books. Ralph Waldo Emerson noted of the time, “Our age is ocular.”
The exhibition comprises three galleries in the museum. What viewers will witness is a study of America’s growth and ever-changing landscape. The New Art illustrates what photography looked like for average working-class citizens as well as those considered well-to-do. Rural areas, suburban cities, farmland, storefronts, skyscrapers, slavery, cornfields and the plains are all documented throughout the exhibition. It’s a study of a nation shaping and shifting its story over time. What’s captured are photographs in many different forms. From daguerreotypes and tintypes to paper prints, William L. Schaeffer’s collection provides a true view of our country’s history.
The New Art will also showcase a selection of cameras from the 19th Century, made possible by Eric Taubman and the Penumbra Foundation.
Elizabeth Hazard
The New Art : American Photography, 1839–1910
April 11–July 20, 2025
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10028
www.metmuseum.org
POST ID: 160266210
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