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From the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the separatist salons of the Pictorialists, exhibitions were the battlegrounds where photographic styles were defined and debated. We explore the catalogues, reviews, and wall arrangements of the shows that shaped the canon.

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Visit the Gallery — Step inside the historic exhibitions that defined the medium.

Contents

Introduction
1Philip Henry Delamotte: The Crystal Palace (1854-1855)
2Posters for photographic exhibitions and competitions
3Labels on photographs at photographic exhibitions and competitions
4Photographic passes for international exhibitions
5Room and wall hangings for photographic exhibitions
6Thomas Smillie: Installation views of an exhibition of photography
7National Museum of History and Technology: Hall of Photography (1973)
8Documenting the quality of roads in the USA (1891)
9French photographic competitions during the First World War (1914-1918)
Awards
10Awards at photographic exhibitions and competitions
11Cartes de visite: Backs: Awards
12Cabinet cards: Backs: Awards
Exhibitions
13Seminal exhibitions
14reGeneration
Connections between art and photography
15Exhibitions on the relationships between art and photography

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