100 Dark Art

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Ode to the dark art; photography.

In 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833), made the first photograph. The invention of photography got diffused around the world since that day. This famous discovery completely changed our lives in any way possible. This new medium using light and photochemical reaction to process images absolutely altered the vision and the future of visual art. Today we use photography everywhere and everything need visual images to explain their purpose.Photography and got popular so fast that only in 170 years, this invention transformed everyone’s lives in any sort of way and became on of the most used medium of expression and art form. Since the day photography got invented, people are obsessed by other people’s portrait. As human we rely to expressions and faces and it makes us rely and appreciate more the art form. Since portrait are so important in art and because the photographic mediums changed the way of representing human emotions my gallery will exhibit a variety of portrait of different people all around the world As we look at photographic portrait our eyes are drawn into theirs faces in the portrait; we try to understand and rely to whom we’re seeing. We try to learn more about their lives and culture through the print and it will make us search for more information about the pieces. This bank of 100 images is built to be appreciate by a large group of people including amateur or professional photographer, photojournalists, historians, sociologist as well as people just in need of a new cultural and artistic experience. Photographs are places in chronological order to help the viewers understand the historical context of the photographs.This exhibit is created like a chronological photojournalistic document exhibiting the photographic-portait history and a representation of the cultural differences accessible with the invention of photography taken around the world between 1840-2009.

Bust of Venus, William Henry Fox Talbot, November 26, 1840, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

[Hand], William Henry Fox Talbot, n.d., From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, Jean Baptiste Sabatier-Blot, 1844, From the collection of: George Eastman Museum

Louis Dodier as a prisoner, 1847, Louis Adolphe Humbert de Molard, 1847, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris

No title (Group of Koorie men), Douglas T. Kilburn, (c. 1847), From the collection of: National Gallery of Victoria

The Letter, Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes, ca. 1850, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Rollin Heber Neal (American, 1808-1879), Southworth & Hawes, ca. 1850, From the collection of: George Eastman Museum

The Fisherman, William C. North, ca. 1850, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Young Girl with Arms Crossed, Jeremiah Gurney, ca. 1852 - ca. 1858, From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Bayard et les Statuettes, Hippolyte Bayard, c. 1850 - printed 1976, From the collection of: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Pierrot the photographer, Félix Nadar, 1854, From the collection of: Musée d’Orsay, Paris

[Paul and Virginia], Julia Margaret Cameron, 1864, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Prayer and Praise, Julia Margaret Cameron, 1865, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

It Won't Rain To-day, Oscar Gustave Rejlander, about 1865, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist, Oscar Gustave Rejlander, about 1860, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

1861-04-18, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

1861, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Civil War, 1864, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Portrait of Henry Taylor, Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867 - 1867, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Mrs Rabone, American Photographic Company (Auckland) (photography studio), 31 March 1871, From the collection of: Te Papa

Xie Kitchin Asleep on Sofa, Lewis Carroll, 7/15/1873 - 7/15/1873, From the collection of: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Portrait of an Aboriginal man, J W. LINDT, c.1873-74, From the collection of: Art Gallery of South Australia

Xie Kitchin as "A Chinaman", Lewis Carroll, 1873, printed ca. 1915, From the collection of: George Eastman Museum

Girl, Ceylon, Julia Margaret Cameron, 1875–1879, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

[Young Girl Holding a Basket], Lewis Carroll, July 5, 1876, From the collection of: The J. Paul Getty Museum

No title (Couple with a cabinet photograph and ghost in background), Kusakabe Kimbei, (1880s), From the collection of: National Gallery of Victoria

Maori woman, Rotorua, New Zealand, Arthur James Iles, 1900 - 1920, From the collection of: Museums Victoria

Two leaf-clad women, Thomas Andrew (photographer), 1905, From the collection of: Te Papa

Edvard Munch at the Beach in Warnemünde, Edvard Munch, 1907, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo

Self-Portrait at 53 Am Strom in Warnemünde, Edvard Munch, 1907, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo

Portrait of Archibald James Campbell, Archibald James Campbell, 1916, From the collection of: Museums Victoria

1916-07, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

1918, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

1917, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

1919-07-19, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Power House Mechanic, Lewis Wickes Hine, 1920-1921, From the collection of: Brooklyn Museum

Coastal Wattle, Acacia longifolia, Archibald James Campbell, 1921/1922, From the collection of: Museums Victoria

Joe Louis, Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1936, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

1936, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Dawn Patrol, Peter Stackpole, 1938, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Jeune fille kwanyama pendant l'efundula, Théodore Delachaux, 1933, From the collection of: Musée d'ethnographie de Neuchâtel

Waiting For Hitler, FPG, 1938-09-30, From the collection of: Getty Images

New York, Helen Levitt, ca. 1940, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

John F. Kennedy In Uniform, Frank Turgent, 1940-01-01, From the collection of: Getty Images

Philippines, Carl Mydans, 1941-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Liberation Of France`, Ralph Morse, 1944-09, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

War In Greece, Dmitri Kessel, 1944-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

D-Day Hats, Wallace Kirkland, 1944-06, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Vj Day, Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945-08-14, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Richard Nixon, George Lacks, 1947, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

South Eastern Utah Expedition, Loomis Dean, 1947-07, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Ma Grandell (Ucla's #1 Football Fan), Loomis Dean, 1947-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Sudan, Eliot Elisofon, 1947, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Utah School Trip, Allan Grant, 1948-05, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Red Flannel Day In Cellar Springs, Utah, Walter Sanders, 1949-11-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Elizabeth Ii Queen Of England, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Marilyn Monroe, J R Eyerman, 1948-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Loomis Dean, 1949, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Carl Mydans, 1950-08, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Marilyn Monroe, Edward Clark, 1950-08-08, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Inchon Landing, Korea, Carl Mydans, 1950-09-15, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Winston Churchill, Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1951, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon, Richard Yee, 1951 - 1951, From the collection of: Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Battersea Fun Fair, London, David MOORE, 1951, From the collection of: National Gallery of Australia

Loomis Dean, 1953-12, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Michael Rougier, 1956-11, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Loomis Dean, 1958-07, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Rediffusion (Hong Kong) Ltd., Chan Chik, 1950/1959, From the collection of: Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Sandra Lee and Gabriella Andreini on the set of 'La Dolce Vita', 1959, From the collection of: Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Untitled, Joan Colom, ca.1958-1961, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Loomis Dean, 1961-09, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Dream of a Boy, Chung Man Lurk, 1961, From the collection of: Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Decades Volume Ii World War One Washington D.C., Charles Phillips, 1968-11-20, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1963, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Terence Spencer, 1970, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Decades Volume Ii World War One Washington D.C., Charles Phillips, 1968-11-20, From the collection of: LIFE Photo Collection

Vendedora de zácate, Oaxaca, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1974, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Los pollos, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1979, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Rosa, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1979, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Manuel. Desierto de Sonora, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1979, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Virgen niña, Ocumichu, Michoacán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1981, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Señor de los espejos. Quito, Ecuador, Graciela Iturbide, 1984, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Angelito mexicano, Chalma, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1984, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Primera comunión, Chalma, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1984, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Quince años, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1986, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Na'Lupe Pan, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1986, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Cementerio, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1988, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Cholos, White Fence Gang, East Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos, Graciela Iturbide, 1986, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Curación, Juchitán, México, Graciela Iturbide, 1988, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

Peeping Into The GDR, Steve Eason, 1989-12-31, From the collection of: Getty Images

Apartheid signs, 1989, Original Source: Eric Miller

First Democratic Elections, 1994-04-27, Original Source: Paul Weinberg / South Photos

Benarés, India, Graciela Iturbide, 1999, From the collection of: Fundacion MAPFRE

The MissionPortrait of a Distant Land, Ricky MAYNARD | Ben Lomond/Cape Portland peoples, 2007, From the collection of: National Gallery of Australia

Leidy, first lady motorcyclist of Puerto Rico, Betancourt, John, 2009, From the collection of: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico

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This user gallery has been created by an independent third party and may not represent the views of the institutions whose collections include the featured works or of Google Arts & Culture.