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The 2009 Daguerreian Society Symposium
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATES AND VENUE HAVE CHANGED!
November 12-15, 2009 - Philadelphia, PA
The Daguerreian Society's 2009 Symposium will be held in Philadelphia from Thursday, November 12 to Sunday, November 15, 2009.
Note that this page has now been updated with information telling you how to make hotel reservations at the Daguerreian Society's special negotiated rate. Details of the Symposium's program will be announced on this page at a later date. Featured Exhibit: Catching a Shadow: Daguerreotypes in Philadelphia, 1839-1860
Curator: Sarah Weatherwax, Curator of Prints and Photographs, The Library Company of Philadelphia.
This exhibition will explore how news of the daguerreotype spread in Philadelphia both to the scientifically-inclined men who flocked to see daguerreotype exhibitions and who sat for their portraits. It will highlight the careers of selected Philadelphia daguerreotypists including Robert Cornelius, Marcus Root, and the Langenheim brothers. Many examples of daguerreotypes from the Library Company's collecftion as well as examples from other institutional collecftions will be featured along with early books about daguerreotyping, studio advertisements, and related ephemera. Possible Side Trips: Symposium Headquarters
The Symposium headquarters will be the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Main Line, 4100 Presidential Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19131. We strongly suggest you make your Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Main Line reservations now, and also that you consider coming to Philadelphia a few days early. Three institutions will be offering "Behind the Scene" tours on Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12, so arriving early will give you the opportunity to see the daguerreian gems off the City of Brotherly Love. Just click on this link to be taken to the dedicated Passkey Web site allowing you to make room reservations at the Daguerreian Society's negotiated rate: Passkey. Alternatively, you can go to the Passkey page by cutting and pasting this URL into your browser: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=1076279. Members with concerns for a room with ADA accommodations, please contact our Crowne Plaza Meeting Director, Maura Riccardella, directly at 1-215-220-6405. If you prefer to make your reservation via the phone, use the toll-free number for Passkey Housing/Reservations: 1-888-233-9527.
The Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Main Line provides lodging in Philadelphia in the center of everything Philadelphia has to offer. The Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Main Line is also conveniently located near Philadelphia attractions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, award winning restaurants, and the city's trendiest neighborhood, Manayunk. Within minutes you will find Bala Cynwyd, the Philadelphia Zoo, downtown Philadelphia, Historic Valley Forge National Park and Plaza and The Court at King of Prussia (largest mall on the East Coast). Conveniently located 1/4 mile off I-76, only 11 miles from Philadelphia International Airport and minutes to downtown Philadelphia.
Directions to the hotel can be found here.
Symposium Schedule
The program for the symposium will be published here as it solidifies.
Please contact the Daguerreian Society if you wish to participate or have ideas for the program. Registration
Would you like to attend? Registration forms will be sent out in future Newsletters, and we will also make one available in PDF format here.
About the Symposium
The Daguerreian Society sponsors a four day Symposium during the Fall of every year: a full weekend of presentations, discussions and enjoying the company of other persons who love daguerreotypes. Past Symposiums have been held in Rochester, New York; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Columbus, Ohio; Norfolk, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; Oakland and Sacramento, California; Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Dearborn, Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington DC. Society members receive reduced admission to the Symposiums.
The Symposium includes:
2008 Symposium
The Daguerreian Society's 2008 Symposium (our 20th!) was held in Washington, DC. We filled the Washington Marriott, and of course every private museum tour in Washington was fully subscribed. Our hats are off to curators Carol Johnson at the Library of Congress, Michelle Anne Delaney and Shannon Perich at the National Museum of American History, and Ann Shumard at the National Portrait Gallery for going above and beyond the call of duty to facilitate and make those tours so memorable for us. And the TradeFair pulled in more walk-ins than ever before.
Dennis Waters deserves a huge round of applause for being the first among us to sponsor the Gala Reception Thursday evening. The Kogod Courtyard was an extraordinary venue for us to gather and refresh ourselves, while taking in Larry West's gem of an exhibit! The Benefit Auction held at the Symposium banquet offered a fine selected of donated or consigned items in both live and silent auction formats. Images of lots offered in the live auction and auction results can be found here For a full report on the Society's Washington Symposium, see the Issue 4, 2008, of the Newsletter. An on-line copy of this newsletter (in PDF format) can be found here. Bob Lansdale, the Daguerreian Society's official photographer, has posted 213 photos from the 2008 Symposium on the Internet at The Kodak Gallery. 20th Annual Symposium Group Photo in Washington, DC.
Perhaps one of the most complete shots taken at any Symposium, the attendees had just held still for three minutes for each of the daguerreotypes that were made. There is a lot of comic relief in this picture, showing the wonderful time had by all. The enclosed setting was in the breath-taking Robert & Arlene Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery.
More Details of Past Symposia
The links below give you access to all the details of past Daguerreian Society symposia:
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