For Immediate Release
January 9, 2008
Contact:
Corey Cronin 781/259-3628, ccronin@decordova.org
Photographs of Children from the DeCordova Permanent Collection
Arcade Gallery, Photography Study Space
February 2 – April 27, 2008
Exhibition Opening: Saturday, February 9 from 3 -5 pm
LINCOLN , MA —DeCordova’s collection of photography is numerically the largest category of the permanent collection, with now over 1200 images. The collection has grown substantially over the last twenty-five years through the generosity of donors and artists, as well as through Museum purchase. Many of the works selected for this exhibition and in the collection as a whole were the generous gifts of Arlette and Gus Kayafas.
This exhibition was chosen to complement Presumed Innocence: Photographic Perspectives of Children. Highlighting works from DeCordova’s collection on the same theme, the show includes images from the 1940s through 2006 by 26 photographers. These images fall mostly into the realm of documentary photography. They range from the street photography of Jules Aarons and Charles “Teenie” Harris, both of whom photographed in the decades surrounding mid-century in city neighborhoods, to Matt Swarts’s photographs of children with cancer, and Rania Matar ’s recent image of children and adults in war-torn Lebanon .
For images, please contact Corey Cronin or 781/259-3628.
General Information: DeCordova is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm and on selected Monday holidays. General admission during Museum hours is $9 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, students, and youth ages 6–12. Children age 5 and under, Lincoln residents, and Active Duty Military Personnel and their dependents are admitted free. The Sculpture Park is open year round during daylight hours. The Store @ DeCordova and the School Gallery are open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm , Friday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm , and Sunday 10:30 am to 5:30 pm . The Café @ DeCordova is open Tuesday from noon to 3 pm, and Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. Guided public tours of the Museum’s main galleries take place every Thursday at 1 and Sunday at 2 pm. Tours of the Sculpture Park are given on Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm from May to Oct. All guided public tours are free with Campus admission. Visit www.decordova.org or call 781/259-8355 for further information.
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