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Daguerre Memorial
Daguerre Memorial is a bronze sculpture by Jonathan Scott Hartley. It was erected in memory of Louis Daguerre.
Description.
Erected at the instigation of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), a worldwide trade association of professional photographers, Daguerre Memorial was dedicated on 15 August 1890 at the Arts and Industries Building first. It was moved outside, where it remained from 1897 to 1969.
It was re-dedicated in 1989.
Daguerre Memorial is located at the Old Patent Office Building, home
of source texts from the Daguerreian Society web site
- Daguerre's Boulevard du Temple photograph – a discussion on its making and subsequent history.
- Daguerre Memorial in Washington D.C.
- Louis Daguerre Encyclopædia Britannica
- Daguerre in a historical context
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