Historian Mary Panzer will share the story of one photographer, John Moran (1831–1902), brother to painter Thomas Moran, in this lecture at the National Gallery of Art. John Moran belonged to a network of Philadelphia-based amateur artists, historians, scientists, and collectors who recognized photography as a fine art in the years before the Civil War. Moran also appreciated the art of the newly developed stereograph. After 1865 the art of John Moran “disappeared” into collections of prints and historic documents, while Philadelphia photographers continued to lead the country in excellence for another generation. This program is presented in conjunction with East […]