Shape of Light: Defining Photographs from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

This exhibition presents a survey of Vassar’s renowned collection of photographs. Spanning the history of the medium, the exhibition features numerous innovations in the history of photography including various types of photographic practices from daguerreotypes and gelatin silver prints to large-scale Polaroids and digital color prints as well as a wide range of styles and geographic focuses. This extensive exhibition, the first of its kind at the Art Center, aims to highlight the Art Center’s long interest and dedication to the photographic medium and present the unique character, depth, and diversity of the collection. It also celebrates twenty years of commitment from the Advisory Council for Photography for supporting photography acquisitions.

Support for Shape of Light is provided by The Robert Maplethorpe Foundation, Charina Foundation, Hoene Hoy Photography Endowment, Michael and Joyce ('61) Axelrod, James Kloppenburg '77, Elizabeth Cabot Lyman '64, and Bryna Sweedler '61.