Episode No. 53 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast featured this exhibition when it debuted at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. It included almost 500 objects, images by more than 280 photographers on six continents, all of it covering 165 years of war. Anne Wilkes Tucker, the show’s co-curator (along with MFAH’s Will Michaels and Natalie Zelt), was the guest.
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War photography, stretching from 1887 to now
Collected by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY takes a look at more than 150 photos from wars following the advent of photography, from the horrors found on the field to the jubilant safe returns home.
The exhibit will be hosted by the Annenberg Space for Photography starting Saturday, March 23 through June 2 with free admission.
Photos: Dmitri Baltermants / Russian Photo Association, Al Chang, W. Eugene Smith / Black Star, Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos, Sal Veder / Associated Press
