Untitled ("Ha! Ha!"), Date Unknown
Unknown artist, United Statesexpand_more
Gelatin siver printexpand_more
Gift of Peter J. Cohenexpand_more 2023.80.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
Since 1888, when inventor George Eastman introduced the Kodak #1 camera to the marketplace, amateur photographers have documented everyday life with the push of a button. Capturing events ranging from the extraordinary to the mundane, easy-to-use portable cameras that require little technical knowledge allowed many families to record the lives of their loved ones--at first in black and white, and later in color. These photographs--called “snapshots”--were lovingly placed into albums, envelopes, wallets, and frames to share with other people. These snapshots were drawn from a much larger collection in New York City and represent an increasingly a vanishing material medium.
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- Untitled ("Ha! Ha!")
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- 2023.80.1
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