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George Eastman House explores issues of landscape and sustainability with exhibition Not A Cornfield

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Rochester, N.Y., May 01, 2009—
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film presents the exhibition Not a Cornfield, a photography and video installation that celebrates the transformation of a 32-acre brownfield in the historic center of Los Angeles into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. The exhibition is on view May 9 through July 12, 2009.

George Eastman House explores issues of landscape and sustainability with exhibition Not A Cornfield

https://www.eastman.org/george-eastman-house-explores-issues-landscape-and-sustainability-exhibition-not-cornfield-0 -
Rochester, N.Y., May 01, 2009—
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film presents the exhibition Not a Cornfield, a photography and video installation that celebrates the transformation of a 32-acre brownfield in the historic center of Los Angeles into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. The exhibition is on view May 9 through July 12, 2009.

George Eastman House’s celebrated journal Image now available online, from 1952 to 1997

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Rochester, N.Y., May 01, 2009—
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film has digitized 47 years of Image magazine for open online distribution. This seminal journal, published by the museum from 1952 to the present, features formative scholarship in the history of photography and motion pictures. The online issues span through 1997.

Experience Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at the Dryden Theatre June 20 and 21

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Rochester, N.Y., June 01, 2009—
Relive the moment when Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 at the Rochester premiere of this critically acclaimed film at the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House 8 p.m. Saturday, June 20 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 21. More than just football, the featured Harvard vs. Yale game of 1968, in retrospect, was a major cultural and political event that somehow involved the Vietnam War, the beginnings of the comic strip “Doonesbury,” both presidential candidates from the 2000 election, and even Meryl Streep.

Dryden screens Gone With the Wind screen tests and other recent film-preservation projects June 19

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Rochester, N.Y., June 01, 2009—
The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House showcases recent preservation projects at 8 p.m. Friday, June 19 — including costume and makeup tests from the 1939 classic Gone With the Wind. These tests, being shared with the public for the first time, feature Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and other stars from the film.

Eastman House showcases Dutch photography

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Rochester, N.Y., June 01, 2009—
The description “Dutch landscape” may evoke an idyllic vision reminiscent of Dutch landscape paintings, but today the Netherlands is known for its planned, manipulated landscape. In the last two decades a number of Dutch photographers and filmmakers have taken contemporary Dutch landscape and nature as their point of departure. George Eastman House presents a major survey of this new work, titled Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscape in Photography and Video Art, on view June 13 through Aug. 16. It is a companion show to the Eastman House summer exhibition New Topographics, originally

Garden Vibes concert series showcases Rochester bands in conjunction with city’s 175th anniversary

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Rochester, N.Y., July 14, 2009—
The Garden Vibes summer concert series at George Eastman House, marking its 16th year, boasts a variety of Rochester-based bands with international followings in honor of the city of Rochester’s 175th anniversary. Concerts will take the stage in the Townson Terrace Garden in July and August, with an added “Music & A Movie” feature this season. You can dance the night away and enjoy a picnic supper and fun family activities, while at the same time basking in George Eastman’s historic garden and grounds.

Visit Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Yosemite at the George Eastman Museum this summer

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Rochester, N.Y., March 10, 2016—
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the formation of the National Park Service, the George Eastman Museum presents Photography and America’s National Parks, an exhibition exploring the role of photography in the development of the parks and in shaping our perception and understanding of these landscapes. The exhibition will be on view from June 4 through October 2, 2016.

Laugh away your financial woes during the “What Depression?” film series

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Rochester, N.Y., July 14, 2009—
Enjoy a throwback salute to the films of an era when times were really tough: the Great Depression. Comedy is the best remedy during an economic recession and a summer film series at the Dryden Theatre serves as a distraction from the current problems facing the world, titled What Depression? Musicals, Fantasies, and Screwball Comedies of the 1930s. While generally upbeat, the films selected for this series aren’t strictly escapist; rather, the breadlines and vast unemployment often provide the motivational force for snappy characters and stories. Titles include the Oscar©-winning It Happened

Laugh away your financial woes during the “What Depression?” film series

https://www.eastman.org/laugh-away-your-financial-woes-during-what-depression-film-series-0 -
Rochester, N.Y., July 14, 2009—
Enjoy a throwback salute to the films of an era when times were really tough: the Great Depression. Comedy is the best remedy during an economic recession and a summer film series at the Dryden Theatre serves as a distraction from the current problems facing the world, titled What Depression? Musicals, Fantasies, and Screwball Comedies of the 1930s. While generally upbeat, the films selected for this series aren’t strictly escapist; rather, the breadlines and vast unemployment often provide the motivational force for snappy characters and stories. Titles include the Oscar©-winning It Happened

Jessica Lange at Eastman House July 25

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Rochester, N.Y., July 15, 2009—
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film celebrates Oscar®-winning actress Jessica Lange this summer, with a photography exhibition of her work, a film series, and the awarding of the George Eastman House Honors. Lange will visit Eastman House Saturday, July 25, when she will introduce her recent film Grey Gardens and also take part in a tribute evening, when she will discuss her photography and film career. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 16. Lange’s filmography includes King Kong, Tootsie, Blue Sky, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Grey Gardens.