The Met to Host Exclusive Press Viewing of Only Surviving Images of the 1854 Solar Eclipse on Friday, Aug. 18
William Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1807-1874) and Frederick Langenheim (American, born Germany, Schöningen 1809-1879), Eclipse of the Sun, 1854, Daguerreotype. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns the only surviving images of the solar eclipse that occurred on May 26, 1854—the first total eclipse of the sun visible in North America since the invention of photography. An exclusive press viewing of these rare and unique photographs will take place on Friday, August 18, in anticipation of Monday's solar eclipse. The viewing will be accompanied by a presentation by Jeff Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge of the Department of Photographs. |
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Friday, August 18, 10–11:00 am |
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The Met Fifth Avenue, Thomas J. Watson Library |
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