Exposing the Mead: A Brief Introduction

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

A Brief Introduction

Hello there,

Welcome to Exposing the Mead's weekly blog! First, I suppose a little context is in order.

Beginning Tuesday, February 15^th, the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College will host a series of five informal discussions inspired by photographs from the Mead’s collection. Organized by Alex Strecker, Class of 2013, of Amherst College’s Marsh Arts House, the discussions will be facilitated by enthusiastic students with a passion for photography. Each session will highlight a pairing of photographs from the collection, exploring questions of subject matter and the unique influence of the photographic medium on artistic choices.

Accompanying our photo series will be this blog. The blog has several functions: to chronicle and recap our series events as well as highlighting additional photographs from the collection. We also hope to offer a forum for participants to share their own work inspired by Mead photographs.

In short, the main purpose of these conversations is to expose the Mead's impressive photo collection. Beyond that, we're hoping to raise awareness about photography on campus in general. Through our conversations in the Mead itself and then on this platform, designed to show off more of the museum's collection as well as display student's artwork, we hope that all of our college's photography will have the exposure it deserves.

So, I hope you enjoy the blog and I can't wait to meet you all at the talks!

-Alex

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Hi, my name is Alex Strecker. I'm a sophomore at Amherst College. I particularly enjoy urban photography and also social commentary pictures. Though I'm an English major, I have a long-running interest in the practice and appreciation of photography. My hope is to figure out a way to synthesize these two interests in some way during my time at Amherst.

My name is Alice Wang. I'm a sophomore and a political science major. I have not dabbled much in photography but I enjoy and admire other people's work. I especially love nude photography. My favorite photographers are Edward Weston and Ryan McGinley.

Hey, my name is Thea Goldring and I am a freshman at Amherst College. I plan on pursuing a double major in Chemistry and Art History. I primarily work in glass, so I must admit that when it comes to photography, I am also more of an observer than I doer. I especially like the work of Mapplethorpe and Marilyn Minter.