When: through March 5, 2017
The National Gallery has had a very large number of photography exhibits over the past year or so. I seem to recall it's an anniversary of the founding of the collection, and they acquired a large number of photographs when they took over the Corcoran.
This show is a celebration of the promised gift of 33 photographs from Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker. These are important photographs - ones that changed the medium. Not being an expert in this field, I'll leave it to others to determine if that's an accurate description.
What I want to highlight is the inclusion of several works by Thomas Struth. He's a German photographer who takes photos of people visiting museums. I've seen one or two of his works before and just loved them. I was delighted to see more of his work, and in this case, familiarity has NOT bred contempt. I love the clean, crisp look of his photos, and of course, the subject matter is near and dear to my heart.
Verdict: Interesting show, made me wish for a Struth retrospective!
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