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advertising photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Photographs created specifically to promote products or services to the public. These are often commissioned or produced by advertising agencies.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Movies in the Making, August 8-October 12, 1942

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An exhibition of sketches, working drawings, models, elevation stills, and production stills from various movie studios and independent productions, along with publicity photographs displaying the creation of a motion picture. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: August 8-October 12, 1942

The Art of Egypt Photographs, Lent by Life Magazine, July 3-31, 1948

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An exhibition of 50 photographs of ancient Egyptian monuments taken by staff photographer Eliot Elisofon while on assignment for Life Magazine in the Nile Valley, arranged under the direction of E.C. Hayes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and lent by Life Magazine. The exhibition records span three folders.

Dates: July 3-31, 1948

The Beauty of Greece: An Exhibition of Photographs, July 3-24, 1944

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An exhibition of 151 photographs of Greece, assembled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under the auspices of the Greek War Relief Association. The exhibition was circuited by The American Federation of Arts. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: July 3-24, 1944

The Nile: The Life and Art of Egypt, November 10-December 2, 1951

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An exhibition of over 100 black and white photographs by American artist Eliot Elisofon while on assignment for Life magazine to photograph life along the Nile River in Egypt. The exhibition records span three folders plus photographs.

Dates: November 10-December 2, 1951