Among the Wonders of the Dells: Photography, Place, Tourism @ The Museum of Wisconsin Art

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Among the Wonders of the Dells: Photography, Place, Tourism @ The Museum of Wisconsin Art

June 2nd, 2019 by fstop

Among the Wonders of the Dells: Photography, Place, Tourism
June 1 – September 8

Opening Reception: June 1 | 2 – 5 PM
Photographers Panel: June 8 | 2 -3 PM

“From remote natural wonder to “Waterpark Capital of the World,” Wisconsin Dells has reigned supreme as the state’s premier tourist destination for nearly 160 years. Among the Wonders of the Dells presents more than 100 photographs from eight artists recounting the fascinating history and transformation of Wisconsin Dells. The exhibition will feature photographs by Leroy J. Gates, the first photographer of the Dells, H. H. Bennett, the great nineteenth-century photographer touted as “the man who made the Wisconsin Dells famous,” H. H. Bennett Studio, John A. Trumble, who documented the Dells’ postwar tourist boom in the twentieth century, Dennis Darmek, and three contemporary Wisconsin photographers commissioned by MOWA to spend a year photographing the Dells from their unique perspectives: Mark Brautigam, Tom Jones, and Kevin J. Miyazaki.”

The Museum of Wisconsin Art
205 Veterans Ave.
West Bend, WI

Location: United States, West Bend, Wisconsin Type: Exhibition

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