Gallery director considers "Photography in the Modern Age" at the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University | Press Releases

Diana Mille, Ph.D., director of the Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University, will present "Photography in the Modern Age, 1880-1918" on Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the gallery, located in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Dr. Mille, who is focusing on photography in this season's Director's Choice lecture series, will consider how the modern age pushed the artist to reflect on his own status and tools of expression better suited to the period as American and European photographers began the passage from pictorialism to straight photography.

The talk is the third of four Director's Choice lectures on selected topics in modern and contemporary art scheduled for the 2004-05 season.

Those attending can view the gallery's current exhibit, "Ethiopia: Religious Pageantry and Tribal Traditions," a collection of stunning photos depicting the daily life and intriguing customs across this African country, which will be on display through Sunday, March 20, at the Walsh Art Gallery.

Admission to the Director's Choice lecture is $5. For more information, call (203) 254-4000, ext. 2969.