Daguerreotypes: Fugitive Subjects, Contemporary Objects
By examining photography as articulated in literature, film, and graphic novels, Daguerreotypes: Fugitive Subjects, Contemporary Objects demonstrates how in many modern works, photography secures identity for figures with an otherwise unstable sense of self. Written by Lisa Saltzman ’88, Daguerreotypes reveals how the photograph has inspired a range of modern artistic and critical practices.
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July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.