Mid-Century Photographs: A Selection of works from the gift of Thomas H. Garver, Haverford College Class of 1956
May 30, 2014 – October 5, 2014
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May 30, 2014
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Fall Hours: (September 1–October 5, 2014)
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Link, Ogle Winston American (1914-2001) Tom Garver at the General Store, Husk (Nella), North Carolina, 1957 Black and white; 36.1×35.8cm (14.2×14.1in) Thomas H. Garver ’56 gift, 2011
Currier, Charles H. American (1851-1938) A scholar’s study 23.6x19cm (9.3×7.5in) Gelatin silver prints, black and white Thomas H. Garver gift, December 2003
Weston, Brett (attributed) American (1911-1993) Untitled [Cross in New Orleans cemetery] Silver gelatin print, black and white; 25x20cm (9 13/16×7 7/8in) Thomas H. Garver ’56 gift, 2011
Link, Ogle Winston American (1914-2001) The Birmingham Special gets the Highball at Rural Retreat, Virginia, 1957 Black and white; 49.3×39.1cm (19.4×15.4in) Thomas H. Garver ’56 gift, 2011
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) A Grain Elevator at a Railroad Crossing, Surburban, Boston, ca. 1887-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (18 x 23 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) A Modest City House with its Occupants, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 x 9 in. (17.78 x 22.86 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) A Nun and a Small Child in a Baby Carriage, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 5 1/8 in. x 7 1/16 in. (13 cm x 18 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) A Pantry with Chinaware and a Warming Oven, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/16 in. x 9 7/16 in. (18 cm x 24 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Four Hunters and their Cabin, ca. 1887-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 6 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (17 x 24 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Headquarters for Springfield Lager, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 7/8 x 9 1/16 in. (20 x 23 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Interior of a Kitchen, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.05 x 23.5 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Milton Academy Students Gathered in Wigglesworth Hall, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in. (19 x 23 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD). Mrs. St. John’s Billiard Room, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper;
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Portrait of a Street Boy, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Shooters of the Everett Gun Club – A Formal Pose, ca. 1887-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (18 x 23 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) The Appleton and Dana insurance Office, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Waiting for a Trolley at Surf, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in. (19 x 23 cm)
Currier, Charles Henry (American photographer, 1851 AD – 1938 AD) Winter Holding Shed for Topiary Shrubbery, Lars Anderson Estate, ca. 1881-1901 19th century Gelatin silver print on paper; 7 1/2 x 9 in. (19.05 x 22.86 cm)
Today, photography is appreciated as medium with a distinguished history that has influenced other art forms. This was not the case when Thomas H. Garver, graduated from Haverford College in 1956. His interest in photography was to become a focal point of his career as a curator and art historian began on the Haverford Campus when he met O. Winston Link who had been hired to photograph, the faculty, grounds and buildings.
Tom Garver, has been a generous donor who has given to Haverford beginning with O. Winston Link and continuing through Charles Currier, anonymous 19th Century vernacular photographs to modern masters including Brett Weston, Art Sinsabaugh and Bill Dane. These groupings of individual photographs and collections of photographs by Link, Currier, Dane and others constitute a history of photography, as it was being discovered and reinvigorated during one of the most fertile periods of its history 50 years ago in which Tom Garver played an important role.
