Artistic and Life-Like: Photography in Washington, 1850-1900
Thursday April 10 2025 at 6pm via Zoom
Join the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and photographer and historian Tim Greyhavens for a presentation on how photography developed alongside settlements that would become Washington State. In his book, Artistic and Life-Like: Photography in Washington, 1850-1900, Greyhavens demonstrates that photography was a fundamental part of Washington State’s maturation. He will explore key themes that illuminate the social, economic, and physical aspects of growth in our state as portrayed through the eyes of photographers. This composite view of photography as a mirror of humanity reflects its unique ability to capture an instant in time that may ultimately become timeless.
Artistic and Life-Like: Photography in Washington, 1850-1900 is Greyhavens first book. After becoming “hooked” on photography from an early age, Greyhavens obtained a degree in photography from Ohio State University. He spends most of his time studying and writing about nineteenth and early twentieth-century photographers in the Pacific Northwest.
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