Doug Kerr
Well-known member
I'm pleased to announce that Carla and I have made a gift to the James and Dorothy Doss Heritage and Cultural Center of Weatherford, Texas of six vintage large-format cameras, all from the "Graflex" line.
The mission of the Doss Center is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the heritage of Parker County and Texas through cultural and educational events that raise community awareness and pride in the area's western heritage. It incorporates three distinct galleries that display impressive presentations, including exhibitions from local to world-renowned artists and craftsmen. The Center also has a number of public spaces that are used for various civic and cultural events.
The six cameras donated are, in order of their age:
• Revolving Back Cycle Graphic Camera (5”×7” format) ca. 1915 (Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Company)
• RB Tele Graflex Camera (3¼”×4¼” format) ca. 1921 (not strictly "large format", but part of a product family including qualifying format sizes) (Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Company)
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (5”×7” format) ca. 1927 (made for Eastman Kodak Company by The Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Folmer-Graflex Crown View Camera (4”×5” format) ca. 1939 (Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (8”×10” format) ca. 1943 (made for Eastman Kodak Company by The Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Graflex Graphic View II Camera (4”×5” format) ca. 1948 (Graflex, Inc.)
Each is provided with a Graflex Crown Tripod (sizes 1, 2, and 4 are included).
The gift was formalized yesterday, 2012.02.23, by a ceremony at the Center including Carla and myself; Heather Castagna, Executive Director of the Center; CB Williams, Exhibit Coordinator; and Delissa Slimp, Archive/Collections Coordinator. Two local newspapers covered the event.
The cameras will first be exhibited at the Doss Center in April, 2012 in parallel with an exhibition of photographs by a renowned area photographer.
The gift of this collection is one way Carla and I recognize the wonderful community of Weatherford, Texas, our home for the last 4½ years, as we are about to move further west to Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Best regards,
Doug
The mission of the Doss Center is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the heritage of Parker County and Texas through cultural and educational events that raise community awareness and pride in the area's western heritage. It incorporates three distinct galleries that display impressive presentations, including exhibitions from local to world-renowned artists and craftsmen. The Center also has a number of public spaces that are used for various civic and cultural events.
The six cameras donated are, in order of their age:
• Revolving Back Cycle Graphic Camera (5”×7” format) ca. 1915 (Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Company)
• RB Tele Graflex Camera (3¼”×4¼” format) ca. 1921 (not strictly "large format", but part of a product family including qualifying format sizes) (Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Company)
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (5”×7” format) ca. 1927 (made for Eastman Kodak Company by The Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Folmer-Graflex Crown View Camera (4”×5” format) ca. 1939 (Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Eastman View Camera No. 2-D (8”×10” format) ca. 1943 (made for Eastman Kodak Company by The Folmer Graflex Corporation)
• Graflex Graphic View II Camera (4”×5” format) ca. 1948 (Graflex, Inc.)
Each is provided with a Graflex Crown Tripod (sizes 1, 2, and 4 are included).
The gift was formalized yesterday, 2012.02.23, by a ceremony at the Center including Carla and myself; Heather Castagna, Executive Director of the Center; CB Williams, Exhibit Coordinator; and Delissa Slimp, Archive/Collections Coordinator. Two local newspapers covered the event.
The cameras will first be exhibited at the Doss Center in April, 2012 in parallel with an exhibition of photographs by a renowned area photographer.
The gift of this collection is one way Carla and I recognize the wonderful community of Weatherford, Texas, our home for the last 4½ years, as we are about to move further west to Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Best regards,
Doug
