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Exhibition Detail “How to Make Good Pictures”: Manuals and the Popularization of Amateur Photography Curated by: Jennifer Tobias MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) 11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019 May 16th, 2012 - July 30th, 2012 Opening: June 26th, 2012 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
	Cover detail, Kodakery: A Journal for Amateur Photographers 7, no. 9 , May 1920 © Courtesy of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)

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Amateur photography is integral to the history of the medium. Beginning in photography’s early years, handbooks, manuals, and instructional films played a key role in its popularization. This exhibition examines how several types of manuals promoted amateur photography of the pre-digital era. These include early technical manuals by amateurs, promotional manuals by manufacturers, tutorials by major modern artists, specialty how-to books, and vintage instructional films.