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The First Century of Photography

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The Metropolitan Museum's Department of Photographs surveys the history of photography from its invention in the 1830s to the present. The collection of more than 15,000 works is largely European and American, with some representation of other parts of the world, particularly Japan. This screen saver focuses on highlights from the first century of photography.

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		Zoe, Maid of Athens, 1866? Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815–1879) Albumen silver print from glass negative The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, and Muriel Kallis Newman Gifts, 1997 (1997.382.38)

		The Great Wave, Sète, 1856–59 Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884) Depicted: Sète, France Albumen silver print from glass negative Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, 1976 (1976.646)

		[Two Nudes Standing], ca. 1850 Félix-Jacques-Antoine Moulin (French, 1800–after 1869) Daguerreotype The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Anonymous Gift and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1997 (1997.382.46)

		[Cornelius Conway Felton with His Hat and Coat], early 1850s John Adams Whipple (American, 1822–1891) Daguerreotype The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg, and Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gifts, 1997 (1997.382.41)

		[Pierrot Laughing], 1855 Nadar (French, 1820–1910); Adrien Tournachon (French, 1825–1903) Gelatin-coated salted paper print (vernis-cuir) Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, 1998 (1998.57)

		[The Forest of Fontainebleau], ca. 1860 Eugène Cuvelier (French, 1830–1900) Depicted: Seine et Marne, France Salted paper print from glass negative Purchase, The Howard Gilman Foundation and Joyce and Robert Menschel Gifts, 1988 (1988.1031)

		[Reclining Odalisque], 1858 Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869) Salted paper print from glass negative The Rubel Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Anonymous, Joyce and Robert Menschel, Jennifer and Joseph Duke, and Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Gifts, 1997 (1997.382.34)

		View on the Columbia, Cascades, 1867 Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) Depicted: Oregon Albumen silver print from glass negative Warner Communications Inc. Purchase Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1979 (1979.622)

		Blessed Art Thou among Women, 1899 Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934) Platinum print Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1933 (33.43.132)

		The Flatiron, 1904, printed 1909 Edward Steichen (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973) Depicted: New York City Gum bichromate over platinum print Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1933 (33.43.39)

		Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918 Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946) Platinum print Gift of Georgia O'Keeffe through the generosity of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and Jennifer and Joseph Duke, 1997 (1997.61.25)

		Penny Picture Display, Savannah, 1936 Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975) Depicted: Savannah, Georgia Gelatin silver print Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987 (1987.1100.482)

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