This Historic Photo Processes Forum will feature an exhibit of vintage color Carbro prints along with cameras and materials used to make these early "Photographs in Natural Color."
Developed in England in 1929, the Carbro process soon crossed the Atlantic, and for 30 years, was the preferred choice of American advertising agencies and Hollywood studios. Prominent fine art photographers such as Edward Steichen became proficient in producing Carbros to fill the growing need for advertising illustrations in color. Countless celebrity portraits, such as the famous Marilyn Monroe centerfold in Playboy, were Carbros.
The technology used to create color Carbros was hailed as one of the wonders of the modern world, and the photographers who made them were acclaimed as wizards. By 1964 however, simpler and faster color print technologies made this difficult and time-consuming process obsolete, and the commercial production of Carbro "tissues" ended. Carbro prints from the museum's collection, as well as a variety of commercial carbros and processing materials of that era will be on display at the Forum meeting.
The Historic Photo Processes Forum is a resource for photographers and historians to study long-gone photographic technologies. Forum meetings regularly feature expert guest speakers as well as exhibits of original historic and contemporary photographs made using vintage photographic processes.
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Developed in England in 1929, the Carbro process soon crossed the Atlantic, and for 30 years, was the preferred choice of American advertising agencies and Hollywood studios. Prominent fine art photographers such as Edward Steichen became proficient in producing Carbros to fill the growing need for advertising illustrations in color. Countless celebrity portraits, such as the famous Marilyn Monroe centerfold in Playboy, were Carbros.
The technology used to create color Carbros was hailed as one of the wonders of the modern world, and the photographers who made them were acclaimed as wizards. By 1964 however, simpler and faster color print technologies made this difficult and time-consuming process obsolete, and the commercial production of Carbro "tissues" ended. Carbro prints from the museum's collection, as well as a variety of commercial carbros and processing materials of that era will be on display at the Forum meeting.
The Historic Photo Processes Forum is a resource for photographers and historians to study long-gone photographic technologies. Forum meetings regularly feature expert guest speakers as well as exhibits of original historic and contemporary photographs made using vintage photographic processes.
This Historic Photo Processes Forum will feature an exhibit of vintage color Carbro prints along with cameras and materials used to make these early "Photographs in Natural Color."
Developed in England in 1929, the Carbro process soon crossed the Atlantic, and for 30 years, was the preferred choice of American advertising agencies and Hollywood studios. Prominent fine art photographers such as Edward Steichen became proficient in producing Carbros to fill the growing need for advertising illustrations in color. Countless celebrity portraits, such as the famous Marilyn Monroe centerfold in Playboy, were Carbros.
The technology used to create color Carbros was hailed as one of the wonders of the modern world, and the photographers who made them were acclaimed as wizards. By 1964 however, simpler and faster color print technologies made this difficult and time-consuming process obsolete, and the commercial production of Carbro "tissues" ended. Carbro prints from the museum's collection, as well as a variety of commercial carbros and processing materials of that era will be on display at the Forum meeting.
The Historic Photo Processes Forum is a resource for photographers and historians to study long-gone photographic technologies. Forum meetings regularly feature expert guest speakers as well as exhibits of original historic and contemporary photographs made using vintage photographic processes.
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Developed in England in 1929, the Carbro process soon crossed the Atlantic, and for 30 years, was the preferred choice of American advertising agencies and Hollywood studios. Prominent fine art photographers such as Edward Steichen became proficient in producing Carbros to fill the growing need for advertising illustrations in color. Countless celebrity portraits, such as the famous Marilyn Monroe centerfold in Playboy, were Carbros.
The technology used to create color Carbros was hailed as one of the wonders of the modern world, and the photographers who made them were acclaimed as wizards. By 1964 however, simpler and faster color print technologies made this difficult and time-consuming process obsolete, and the commercial production of Carbro "tissues" ended. Carbro prints from the museum's collection, as well as a variety of commercial carbros and processing materials of that era will be on display at the Forum meeting.
The Historic Photo Processes Forum is a resource for photographers and historians to study long-gone photographic technologies. Forum meetings regularly feature expert guest speakers as well as exhibits of original historic and contemporary photographs made using vintage photographic processes.
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