After 40 years, two collections of George Eastman’s papers reunite at the George Eastman Museum
Rochester, N.Y., January 31, 2017—
The George Eastman Museum and the University of Rochester have announced that two collections of George Eastman’s papers have been reunited at the Eastman Museum. The university’s Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation (RBSCP) has recently transferred a group of letters and photographs that it has housed since 1976 to the museum’s George Eastman Legacy Collection, established in 1989.
George Eastman Award: Vittorio Storaro
The George Eastman Museum honored Academy Award-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro with the George Eastman Award, the museum’s highest honor in motion pictures, on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The award recognizes Storaro’s distinguished contribution to the art of film. In accepting the honor, he joins the company of film legends such as Charles Chaplin, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Cecil B. DeMille, Michael Douglas, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Martin Scorsese, James Stewart, Meryl Streep, and most recently Michael Keaton. The George Eastman Award was established
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