Lecture: Sovereignty, Photography, and Queen Victoria

Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester 755 Library Rd., Rochester

Announced only two years into Queen Victoria's reign, the invention of photography heralded a new form of representation, one that spoke equally on behalf of the powerful and among the populace. Like many world leaders of the time, Victoria willingly … Continue reading

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Love Me or Leave Me screening

Dryden Theatre at George Eastman Museum (formerly George Eastman House) 900 East Ave., Rochester

The Dryden will screen Love Me or Leave Me (Charles Vidor, U.S. 1955, 122 min., 35mm) as part of the In Memoriam: Doris Day series. Jazz singer Ruth Etting is brought gloriously to life by Doris Day in this biopic. … Continue reading