The virtual museum tour

Here is a list of student winners of the yearly Scholastic Arts competition and below that, of museums that exhibit photography. Your job is to go image shopping and to locate just three images by three different photographers. Three interesting, provocative, significant photographic images. Images in some way similar to three you have made this semester, or that contrast with your work this semester. Depending on the individual museum website, part or all of the exhibit may be online, or there may be a link to a photographer’s individual website. In any case, pick one image from each photographer, an image that appeals to you and that is close to something you have done yourself (or its opposite).  Follow these steps:

  • Open your own images in Photoshop, go to Image Size, set them to something close to 5X7 inches, 300 dpi. Save them as JPEG files. This way, they will be much smaller and will be in a format recognized by MSW.
  • Go to Applications / Utilities and run the Apple program called Grab. Use Grab to select and copy three images by three different photographers from the lists below. They can be digital or traditional
  • Open a new Microsoft Word document and paste the images into the document. Below them, paste in your own three images.
  • Below each image, write
  1. The website address.  Copy and paste directly into the MSW document. WARNING: NOT ALL LINKS WORK. CHECK THE LINK BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE. IF IT CANNOT BE FOLLOWED, CHOOSE ANOTHER IMAGE. (SORRY) I need to be able to follow the link to the original image.
  2. The photographer’s name and whatever other details you have about the person. If it is from the Scholastic site, add the school, state, award and the year the award was given.
  3. Your reaction to the image – one or two sentences
  4. A comparison (similarities / differences) with one of your own three images on the page – just a short paragraph of 50 – 100 words.

NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC STUDENT WINNERS

Scholastic 2008 Gold awards in digital and traditional photography
Scholastic 2009 National Portfolio Medalist award winners

LOCAL / HAWAI’I

BISHOP MUSEUM
HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS
CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM
MAUI ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER

MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

Center for Photographic Arts
Newspace Center for Photography
Museum of Photographic Arts
San Francisco Camerawork
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Photographic Resource Center
Center for Photography at Woodstock
International Center of Photography
Light Work
Visual Studies Workshop
The Light Factor Photographic Arts Center
Houston Center for Photography
PhotoZone Gallery

NORTHEAST

SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
WASHINGTON, DC • 202-633-1000
WWW.AMERICANART.SI.EDU

GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
BOSTON, MA • 781-729-1158
WWW.GRIFFINMUSEUM.ORG

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
BOSTON, MA • 617-267-9300
WWW.MFA.ORG

PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
SALEM, MA • 978-745-9500
WWW.PEM.ORG

HALLMARK MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
TURNERS FALLS, MA • 413-863-0009
WWW.HMCP.ORG

JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ • 732-932-7237
WWW.ZIMMERLIMUSEUM.RUTGERS.EDU

THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART
BROOKLYN, NY • 718-638-5000
WWW.BROOKLYNMUSEUM.ORG

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
NEW YORK, NY • 212-769-5606
WWW.AMNH.ORG

CHELSEA ART MUSEUM
NEW YORK, NY • 212-255-0719
CHELSEAARTMUSEUM.ORG

INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
NEW YORK, NY • 212-857-0000
WWW.ICP.ORG

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
NEW YORK, NY • 212-535-7710
WWW.METMUSEUM.ORG

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
NEW YORK, NY • 212-708-9400
WWW.MOMA.ORG

THE RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART
NEW YORK, NY • 212-620-5000
WWW.RMANYC.ORG

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
NEW YORK, NY • 212-570-3676
WWW.WHITNEY.ORG

JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM
DOYLESTOWN, PA • 215-340-9800
WWW.MICHENERMUSEUM.ORG

THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
PHILADELPHIA, PA • 215-684-7695
WWW.PHILAMUSEUM.ORG

THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
PITTSBURGH, PA • 412-622-3131
WWW.CARNEGIEMNH.ORG

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) MUSEUM
PROVIDENCE, RI • 401-454-6500
WWW.RISD.EDU/MUSEUM.CFM

SOUTHEAST

MOBILE MUSEUM OF ART
MOBILE, AL • 251-208-5200
WWW.MOBILEMUSEUMOFART.COM

BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART
BOCA RATON, FL • 561-392-2500
WWW.BOCAMUSEUM.ORG

SOUTHEAST MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
DAYTONA BEACH, FL • 386-506-4475
WWW.SMPONLINE.ORG

MIAMI ART MUSEUM
MIAMI, FL • 305-375-3000
WWW.MIAMIARTMUSEUM.ORG

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
ST. PETERSBURG, FL • 727-896-2667
WWW.FINE-ARTS.ORG

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS
TAMPA, FL • 813-221-2222
WWW.FMOPA.ORG

ART MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA
ROANOKE, VA • 540-342-5760
WWW.ARTMUSEUMROANOKE.ORG

MIDWEST

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
CHICAGO, IL • 312-663-5554
WWW.MOCP.ORG

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO
CHICAGO, IL • 312-397-4006
WWW.MCACHICAGO.ORG

WEISMAN ART MUSEUM
MINNEAPOLIS, MN • 612-625-9494
WWW.WEISMAN.UMN.EDU

ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM
ST. LOUIS, MO • 314-721-0072
WWW.STLOUIS.ART.MUSEUM

WEST COAST

THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM
LOS ANGELES, CA • 310-440-7722
WWW.GETTY.EDU

NORTON SIMON MUSEUM
PASADENA, CA • 626-449-6840
WWW.NORTONSIMON.ORG

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
RIVERSIDE, CA • 951-827-4787
WWW.CMP.UCR.EDU

CROCKER ART MUSEUM
SACRAMENTO, CA • 916-264-5423
WWW.CROCKERARTMUSEUM.ORG

SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
SAN DIEGO, CA • 619-232-3821
WWW.SDNHM.ORG

THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
SAN FRANCISCO, CA • 415-344-8802
WWW.JMSF.ORG

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART
SAN JOSE, CA • 408-271-6840
WWW.SJMUSART.ORG

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
SANTA BARBARA, CA • 805-963-4364
WWW.SBMUSEART.ORG

CANTOR ARTS CENTER AT STANFORD
STANFORD, CA • 650-723-4177
MUSEUM.STANFORD.EDU

SOUTHWEST

LONGMONT MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
LONGMONT, CO • 303-776-6050
WWW.CI.LONGMONT.CO.US/MUSEUM

AMON CARTER MUSEUM
FORT WORTH, TX • 817-738-1933
WWW.CARTERMUSEUM.ORG

THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX • 713-639-7300
WWW.MFAH.ORG

Source:
www.cameraarts.com

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