The Photography Collection of Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey

The Photography Collection of Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey

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The Photography Collection of Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey
CultureVarious
Titles
  • The Photography Collection of Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey
Date1880–1970
MediumVarious photographic objects
DimensionsVaries
Credit LineBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2020.137
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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionWhile some might call it “vernacular,” Barbara Levine and Paige Ramey have nicknamed their collection “Photo Mania,” an epithet that better conveys the passion with which they assembled it over thirty years and the joy that viewers find in the material. With various interwoven themes—including Gun Culture, LGBTQ, African American Life, Women Only, and Science and Industry—each including examples of material rarely found elsewhere, the collection tells the unique and complicated story of photography’s history, encompassing a broad range of objects, demonstrating the exchange between high and low art, and speaking to a shared photo mania.
ProvenanceBarbara Levine and Paige Ramey, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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Unbelievable! Photo Manipulation and the Fun of Testing the Medium
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.10.1-.212
Groups and Teams
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.14.1-.37
African American Life
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.20.1-.141
People Dancing
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.23.1-.40
People Cooking (and eating)
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.24.1-.43
People Smoking
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.25.1-.75
Holidays, Wedding, Birthday, Death
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.26.1-.123
Women Only
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.27.1-.237
Transportation & Road Trip
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.28.1-.195
Science and Industry
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.30.1-.80
Eye of the Beholder
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.31.1-.176
Nighttime
1880–1970
Various photographic objects
2020.137.29.1-.67