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The Haven, Bertrand H.
Wentworth, undated, Monhegan Museum
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Most of us go to Maine and come back with hundreds—thousands—of
photographs. Within a year of the invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 there
were people taking pictures here, according to the Maine Historical Society.
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Katahdin Canoe, Leland
Whipple, before 1900, hand-tinted lantern slide, Bangor Public Library
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The Maine Photo Project is a year-long series of exhibitions
and public programs exploring this fascination. It’s interactive in the sense
that we’re all invited to participate, using the hashtag #mephotoproject on
Instagram. I’ll definitely be playing.
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Untitled (East Machias Post Office), Berenice Abbott, undated, gelatin silver print, Farnsworth Art Museum
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This statewide collaboration runs through 2015 and includes displays
and contributions by museums, art galleries, historical societies, artists, collectors,
and arts organizations across the state, with oversight by the Maine Historical Society.
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Unidentified Group of Men, Albion Moody, c. 1880-1904, glass plate negative, Brick Store Museum
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