NEW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION TO TAKE
VISITORS ON VACATION TO THE 1950 AND ’60s (National Geographic)
WASHINGTON (June 22, 2009)—”Kodachrome Culture, The American Tourist in
Europe,” a new photography exhibit displaying more than 100 photos from 21
countries across Europe, will go on display at the National Geographic Museum
June 25 to Sept. 7, 2009. The bold 1950s and 1960s Kodachrome color
photographs documented an era of peacetime travel and helped shape National
Geographic’s tradition of photographic excellence by offering a fresh look at
distant places.
During the rebuilding effort of the post-World War II era, higher wages and
disposable income afforded many Americans a new opportunity to travel. The
growing economy and advances in air travel fostered a budding interest in
touring the world, particularly Europe. During this decade, National
Geographic photographers used Kodak’s revolutionary Kodachrome color film to
bring its readers closer to the places they longed to visit.
“Kodachrome Culture” will take visitors on a vicarious vacation to the streets
of Britain, the fjords of Scandinavia, the cliffs of Greece and other European
locales. Culled from the National Geographic archives, the images showcase the
work of more than 35 legendary photographers — including Luis Marden, Volkmar
Wentzel, Thomas Abercrombie, James Blair and Winfield Parks — and revisit a
photographic medium that …
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