Focus on Photographic Archives: Collector and Archivist in Conversation
Focus on Photographic Archives: Collector and Archivist in Conversation In-Person
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Join us for a conversation with collector Paul Rheingold about photographic archives as we celebrate the recently acquired Paul D. Rheingold Historic Photograph Collection.
Paul Rheingold, an attorney and author, started collecting photographs in the mid-1980s. He amassed 50,000 photos mounted on board representing an array of technologies, sizes from wallet to poster, time periods from the 1860s to the 1930s, and just about any subject imaginable in front of a camera in the decades following the invention of photography. Rheingold’s great project has been the sorting of the pictures, resulting in a complex—some might say baroque—taxonomy. As he writes, “If this collection of pictures, or any collection, was given to a thousand people who were asked to place them into categories, no two people would come up with the same topics and divisions.” Thanks to his passion for research and storytelling, he has been able to locate many of these photos in time and space, and he will describe his experiences building and learning about his collection.
Visual Archivist Annie Sollinger will situate the Rheingold Collection among the variety of photographic collections held in the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center. Also a photographer and art historian, she will share her own experiences with photography and archives as well as her work with the Rheingold Collection.
Following their presentations, collector and archivist will come together to discuss the archival life of photographs, visual literacy, how this collection has engaged students on campus, and of course, the joy of discovery!
A reception immediately follows the speaking program.
Masks are welcome and encouraged for this event.
For more information, please contact Annie Sollinger, Visual Archivist, at annies@library.umass.edu.
- Date:
- Friday, September 20, 2024
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Old Chapel
- Audience:
- Alumni Faculty General Public Graduate Students Library Donors Staff Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Lectures Special Collections and University Archives
