George Eastman Museum

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

For the exhibition, Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic, we asked artists who were impacted by Lyons work to select one of his photographs and comment on it. Each was asked to consider what drew them to the specific image, what notable elements do they see in the photograph, how it conveys meaning, and how the work is quintessential Nathan Lyons.

Meet Sheri Smith, projectionist in the Dryden Theatre and graduate of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation. We took a few minutes to sit down with her to learn more about how she got started working at the museum and what's she is doing now.

During World War I, George Eastman became involved with what was then known as the War Chest, a fund that helped soldiers and their families during and after the war. The War Chest became the Rochester Patriotic and Community Fund, and later, it turned into what we now know as the United Way of Greater Rochester. Legacy Curator Kathy Connor discusses Eastman’s involvement with the United Way begin...

Meet Dan Bellavia, landscape manager at the George Eastman Museum. Ever notice how amazing our historic gardens and landscape looks? You can thank Dan and his incredible team of staff and volunteers for that!  We took a few minutes to sit down with him to learn more about how he got started working at the museum and what he is doing now.

Artist Gail Albert Halaban and Curator in Charge Lisa Hostetler discuss the work on view in the gallery for the opening of Albert Halaban's Out My Window.

In this tour of the exhibition, Out my Window, Gail Albert Halaban provides an introduction to the exhibition and shares some of the fictional narratives that have been crafted around these images.

In this tour of the exhibition, Out my Window, Gail Albert Halaban provides an introduction to the exhibition and shares some of the fictional narratives that have been crafted around these images.

In this tour of the exhibition, Out my Window, Gail Albert Halaban provides an introduction to the exhibition and shares some of the fictional narratives that have been crafted around these images.

In this tour of the exhibition, Out my Window, Gail Albert Halaban provides an introduction to the exhibition and shares some of the fictional narratives that have been crafted around these images.

In this tour of the exhibition, Out my Window, Gail Albert Halaban provides an introduction to the exhibition and shares some of the fictional narratives that have been crafted around these images.

Women have been essential to the production of photographic objects and the progression of the medium since ​photography's invention. Join Rachel E. Andrews, assistant collection manager in the Department of Photography, for a discussion of ​the photographs exhibited in the most recent installation of the museum's History of Photography Gallery. The selections in this rotation highlight works by ​...

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 2001. From the series XXX. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1998. From the series Barbie. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1995. From the series Blackface. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1989. From the series Wild West. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1985. From the series Modern Romance. Internal dye diffusion print (Polaroid SX-70). George Eastman Museum, gift of Donald Rosenfeld Jr. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1975. From the series Hitler Moves East. Gelatin silver print on Kodalith paper. George Eastman Museum, purchase with funds from National Endowment for the Arts. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 1989. From the series American Beauties. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 2003. From the series Baseball. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Dallas 1963, 2013. From the series History. Inkjet print, printed 2014. George Eastman Museum, gift of Donald Rosenfeld, Jr.