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Thursday, September 27, 2007 Location: Free Admission *Reservations are requested* The Creative Photograph in Archaeology, the theme of an exhibition at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University (September 27-December 9, 2007), presents for the first time photographic prints made from high resolution scans of the original negatives by a select group photographers in Greece during the last 150 years. The symposium brings together Greek and U.S. scholars and photographers to consider the creative intention of the photographers represented in the exhibition, to provide perspectives from fine art photography, art history, and archaeology, and to reflect on contemporary and future directions for the photography of ancient Greek sites and monuments. Presenters:
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For information and reservations, please contact John Primavera at (203) 254-4000 ext. 2459 or jfprimavera@mail.fairfield.edu. The symposium is organized by the Art History Program in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, and is sponsored by the Humanities Institute of the College of Arts and Sciences. The exhibition The Creative Photograph in Archaeology is curated by Costis Antoniadis and co-organized by Socratis Mavrommatis and the Benaki Museum in Athens, in collaboration with Fairfield University. Support has been generously provided by the Office of the Academic Vice President, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Classical Studies Program, the Art History Program and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery and the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. | ||||||||
