Opening Fri 8/22 @ 5 – 9pm
Panel discussion: Sat 8/23 @ 1pm
View a selection of vernacular & found photography in Cleveland Print Room’s latest exhibition: Lost & Found: Vernacular & Found Photography. According to Wikipedia, vernacular photography is defined as “the creation of photographs, usually by amateur or unknown photographers both professional and amateur, who take everyday life and common things as subjects….Examples of vernacular photographs include travel and vacation photos, family snapshots, photos of friends, class portraits, identification photographs, and photo-booth images. Vernacular photographs are types of accidental art, in that they often are unintentionally artistic.”
Found photos come from places like flea markets, thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, and in the trash and have a mysterious air about them. Private collectors and found photo dealers from around the country will be showcasing select photos.
On Sat hear a panel discussion moderated by Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography at Cleveland Museum of Art, w/ a panel consisting of Robert Jackson from Seattle, Nigel Maister from Rochester, Stacy Waldman from Easthampton, Massachusetts, and Erin Waters from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.