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Sight Reading: Photography and the Legible World opens this June at the George Eastman Museum

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Rochester, N.Y., May 24, 2016—
The George Eastman Museum will open the exhibition Sight Reading: Photography and the Legible World on June 18 in the Project Gallery. Organized in partnership with the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City, the exhibition of photographs is drawn primarily from the Eastman Museum’s rich holdings, supplemented by works from the Morgan and a private collector. It will be on view through September 18. As its name declares, photography is a means of “writing with light.” Photographs both show and tell, and they speak an extraordinary range of dialects. Sight Reading explores the history of the

George Eastman Museum Hosts Artist Erica Baum on May 26

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Rochester, N.Y., May 24, 2016—
New York–based contemporary artist Erica Baum will be at the George Eastman Museum on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. to discuss her work, which simultaneously operates as photograph and poem. Using the printed page as her primary subject, Baum fuses together photographic fragments of profound language, transforming the decontextualized words into messages that permeate everyday life. Baum creates “subliminal narratives” using found words and images from paperback books, card catalogues, and paper rolls from player pianos, among other literary artifacts. Baum draws inspiration from contemporary

Annual James Card Memorial Lecture presented by David Bordwell

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Rochester, N.Y., May 25, 2016—
Renowned film scholar David Bordwell will present the annual James Card Memorial Lecture at the George Eastman Museum’s Dryden Theatre on Sunday, May 29 at 2 pm. The legacy of James Card, who was the museum’s first curator of motion pictures and is credited for helping to establish it as a leader in the fields of cinema and film preservation, is honored each year with a visiting lecture and film showing from his personal collection. This year Bordwell will be introducing the featured film Wife! Be Like a Rose! aka Kimiko (Mikio Naruse, 1935). For this Memorial Day weekend event, admission to

George Eastman Museum Announces Programs in conjunction with Photography and America’s National Parks

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Rochester, N.Y., May 31, 2016—
The George Eastman Museum has announced an extensive schedule of programs in conjunction with its new exhibition, Photography and America’s National Parks, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the formation of the National Park Service and opens on June 4, with a special preview party scheduled for June 3. Photography and America’s National Parks explores the role of photography in the development of the parks and in shaping our perception and understanding of these landscapes. It includes more than 170 images from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century photographers to contemporary

George Eastman Museum introduces Online Finding Aids for the Manuscript Collections of Four Independent Filmmakers

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Rochester, N.Y., May 31, 2016—
The George Eastman Museum announced today that it is now offering online access to finding aids for the manuscript collections of independent filmmakers Douglass Crockwell, Leo Hurwitz, James Reese, and Lothar Wolff. These research tools provide scholars, students, and the public with the means to discover the contents of these four filmmakers’ unique collections. The finding aids are accessible at eastman.org/finding-aids. The creation of these finding aids was made possible by a multi-year grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) through the Cataloging Hidden

Michael Keaton to introduce Beetlejuice at the Dryden Theatre on June 8

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Rochester, N.Y., June 01, 2016—
It’s been said that if you say the word “Beetlejuice” three times, he will appear. Well get ready, Rochester! The George Eastman Museum has announced that Golden Globe Award winner, Academy Award nominee, and America’s favorite Batman—actor Michael Keaton—will introduce a screening of Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988) at the Dryden Theatre on Wednesday, June 8, at 8 p.m. An actor with forty years of experience in television and film, Keaton has brought to the screen a cast of quirky and unforgettable characters. Beetlejuice is often cited as one of Keaton’s own favorite films. The Beetlejuice

George Eastman Museum to Honor Michael Keaton with George Eastman Award before Sold-Out Crowd Tonight

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Rochester, N.Y., June 08, 2016—
The George Eastman Museum will honor actor Michael Keaton with the George Eastman Award this evening at a sold-out event. The Eastman Award is the museum’s highest honor in motion pictures and recognizes Keaton’s distinguished contribution to the art of film. The award ceremony begins at 8 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre. More than 500 people will attend the ceremony, which will feature a video compilation of his work and a conversation with Keaton, followed by a reception in the museum. Keaton addressed members of the media and museum staff at a press conference this morning. Prior to this evening