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ONLINE—Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

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Virtual Dryden Theatre | Streaming Online. Governor of Georgia and into his presidency, Jimmy Carter made outdoor musical gatherings a mainstay, highlighting some of the best music the country had to offer. Testimonials from Bono, Bob Dylan, Nile Rogers, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, and Trisha Yearwood, alongside vintage performances from Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Cash, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughn, and Ray Charles underscore Carter’s commitment to American music.

still from Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
still from Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
still from Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
still from Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation to give $350,000 to the George Eastman Museum’s visitor center project

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Rochester, N.Y., September 14, 2020—
The Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation has pledged $350,000 to support the George Eastman Museum’s transformative Thomas Tischer Visitor Center. The Wolk Foundation’s gift will be recognized with the dedication of the largest space in the visitor center as the Wolk Concourse. This broad thoroughfare—with educational and interpretative content that will introduce the museum and George Eastman—will lead visitors to the education and meeting hall, the museum café and store, George Eastman’s historic mansion and Terrace Garden, and the museum’s exhibition galleries. “The Wolk Foundation’s

ONLINE—Once Upon a River

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Virtual Dryden Theatre | Streaming Online. This stunning debut from director Haroula Rose is a 1970s-set rural noir with a female protagonist. 15-year-old Margo Crane lives with her father along a river in Michigan. Her mother left over a year ago, and her father has taught her to live off the land and the water while he works at staying sober for her sake.

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still from Once Upon a River
still from Once Upon a River

George Eastman Museum receives $249,517 grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services

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Rochester, N.Y., September 21, 2020—
The George Eastman Museum has received a grant award of $249, 517 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through its Museums for America grant program. This is the largest grant program of IMLS. The Eastman Museum’s initiative to conserve 1,004 South Asian films in its collection was one of 109 projects that received part of the more than $19 million in grants awarded. Since 2014, the Eastman Museum has acquired a total of 1,285 Indian and Pakistani film prints, representing the largest collection of South Asian films held outside of India. In 2014, the museum saved 775
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George Pratt Cinema Oral Histories (1958)

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In 1958, George Pratt (1914–1988), a film historian and assistant curator of film at the George Eastman Museum, began interviewing many of the celebrated Hollywood stars and directors whom he met at the museum’s Festival of Film Artists ceremonies (later called the George Eastman Award). These contacts led to further interviews with some of the biggest names in early Hollywood. Among his subjects were the famous silent-era comedians Harold Lloyd (1893–1971) and Buster Keaton (1895–1966); legendary silent stars including Mary Pickford (1892–1979), Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), and Lillian Gish

Photography Oral History Project (1975-1977)

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These audio recordings were originally made during an oral history project conducted from 1975 to 1979 and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project includes extensive interviews with key figures in photography, including André Kertész (1894–1985), the pioneering photojournalist; Jacob Deschin (1900–1983), photography editor for the New York Times; Lisette Model (1901–1983), known for her brash and memorable street photography and her mentorship of Diane Arbus, among many other photographers; Henry Holmes Smith (1909–1986), renowned as a teacher and creative photographer

Stairs I: Geneva

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00:00 Introduction by Nick Marshall, Manager of Exhibitions and Programs, George Eastman Museum 01:59 Stairs 1 Geneva Stairs I: Geneva (Switzerland 1994) Director: Peter Greenaway Cast: Patrick di Santo, Peter Greenaway (Narrator) Producer: Jean-Daniel Bloesch Production date: 1994 Sound: stereo Color: color Format: PAL Digital Betacam Length: 2 tapes Running time: 107 min. Frame rate: 25 fps Generous support for the video introduction provided by Art Bridges. Funded by the George Eastman Museum Film Preservation Program Digitized by Eastman Museum Film Preservation Services This film has been

5 on 105

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00:00 Introduction by Erin Fisher, Technology Collections Manager, Department of Technology, George Eastman Museum 02:41 5 on 105 5 on 105 (US 1974) Director: Unidentified Cast: Walker Evans, Fritz Goro, John Hill, Rosamond W. Purcell, Melvin Sokolsky Production company: Polaroid Corporation Production date: 1974 Sound: sound Color: b/w Length (in feet): 437 ft. (16mm) Length (in reels): 1 Running time: 12 min., 1 sec. Frame rate: 24 fps Generous support for the video introduction provided by Art Bridges. Funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation, the Rohauer Foundation Collection

The Thomas Tischer Visitor Center

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Project Dates: Completed October 2020 The George Eastman Museum undertook a major construction project to relocate the museum’s main entrance and create a new visitor center. The new entrance, next to the Dryden Theatre, is more convenient, visible, welcoming, and accessible for guests. The visitor center also includes a new eatery and museum shop. Construction began in January 2020 and was completed October 2020. The visitor center project was initiated by longtime museum patron, Thomas N. Tischer, PhD. His commitment of $1.5 million was matched by a $1 million grant from the New York State

George Eastman Museum to install monumental Colorama

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Rochester, N.Y., October 02, 2020—
The George Eastman Museum is installing a reproduction of a Colorama image adjacent to its new Thomas Tischer Visitor Center. The public opening of the Tischer Visitor Center and the Colorama will be on Saturday, October 10. The structure to display the Colorama has been built at the north end of the museum’s parking lot, near the museum’s new main entrance at the ESL Federal Credit Union Pavilion. The new Colorama—48 feet wide by 14.4 feet tall—is an 80 percent scale reproduction of the original Colorama that was installed in Grand Central Terminal in New York. The Colorama was one of Eastman

ONLINE—The Wall of Mexico

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Virtual Dryden Theatre | Streaming Online. Drifter Donovan is hired on by the wealthy Arista family as a handyman on their rural southwest compound, which they have named Mexico. The Aristas build a wall around Mexico to protect their property from the townspeople, putting Don in the crossfire of a cultural and economic standoff.

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still from Wall of Mexico
still from Wall of Mexico

George Eastman Museum will open new Thomas Tischer Visitor Center on October 10

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Rochester, N.Y., October 08, 2020—
The George Eastman Museum officially cut the ribbon to open its new Thomas Tischer Visitor Center this morning at a 10 a.m. press conference. The Thomas Tischer Visitor Center includes the ESL Federal Credit Union Pavilion, which will serve as the museum’s new main entrance, located next to the Dryden Theatre. The transformative project, costing more than $5 million, was made possible by funding from a combination of philanthropy from individuals and private foundations, local corporate support, and a grant from the State of New York. “I had the privilege to be a part of this project from its
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