Dubuque, Iowa- March 3, 2014– The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College debuts a 110 foot panoramic group portrait of hundreds of festival-goers at DubuqueFest 2013. The Exhibit is open March 15th through April 25th and a special reception will take place Sunday, April 6th.
The panorama was shot by Dubuque artist Tim Olson and photographer Tony Moline on May 18th and 19th, 2013 in Dubuque's Washington Park. The photographers used a massive 1930s era studio camera. It was modified by metal worker Jim Avery so that it could be wheeled through the park. At 10 foot intervals, the photographers stopped and exposed a single sheet of black and white 5"x7" film. Over the course of the festival they photographed over 600 people on 220 sheets of film. Moline helped keep
track of the subjects and gathered signatures which have been worked into the final print. He also used a digital camera to take in-between and background shots. After the festival, Olson processed the film then digitally stitched the single photographs together to create the seamless, 110 footlong photograph on exhibit. The final print has the look of black and white panoramic photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 2012 Olson and the Center for Dubuque History partnered on A City at Work: 1912 and 2012, a photographic project that created a historic comparison of Dubuquers at work 100 years apart. During research for the project Olson was intrigued by the challenge of panorama photography and decided to try his hand at the festival.
A free reception for the exhibit on Sunday, April 6th, 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Center which will feature a short documentary by filmmaker Tim Connery about the making of the panorama. Refreshments will be served and the artist will be on hand to answer any questions. The Center for Dubuque History (CDH) is located in the lower level of the Academic Resource Center (the library) on the Loras College Campus. For CDH hours see: Loras.edu/library
This project was made possible by funding from the DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival, Art Gumbo, and the Iowa Arts Council. For more about the DubuqueFest Panorama see: ACityAtWork.com.
# # # #
The panorama was shot by Dubuque artist Tim Olson and photographer Tony Moline on May 18th and 19th, 2013 in Dubuque's Washington Park. The photographers used a massive 1930s era studio camera. It was modified by metal worker Jim Avery so that it could be wheeled through the park. At 10 foot intervals, the photographers stopped and exposed a single sheet of black and white 5"x7" film. Over the course of the festival they photographed over 600 people on 220 sheets of film. Moline helped keep
track of the subjects and gathered signatures which have been worked into the final print. He also used a digital camera to take in-between and background shots. After the festival, Olson processed the film then digitally stitched the single photographs together to create the seamless, 110 footlong photograph on exhibit. The final print has the look of black and white panoramic photographs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 2012 Olson and the Center for Dubuque History partnered on A City at Work: 1912 and 2012, a photographic project that created a historic comparison of Dubuquers at work 100 years apart. During research for the project Olson was intrigued by the challenge of panorama photography and decided to try his hand at the festival.
A free reception for the exhibit on Sunday, April 6th, 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Center which will feature a short documentary by filmmaker Tim Connery about the making of the panorama. Refreshments will be served and the artist will be on hand to answer any questions. The Center for Dubuque History (CDH) is located in the lower level of the Academic Resource Center (the library) on the Loras College Campus. For CDH hours see: Loras.edu/library
This project was made possible by funding from the DubuqueFest Fine Arts Festival, Art Gumbo, and the Iowa Arts Council. For more about the DubuqueFest Panorama see: ACityAtWork.com.
# # # #
