Views of a City:
Images from the
Donahue Collection
Provides Visually Intriguing
Look at City's Past
This exhibition will be open until further notice.
Circa 1951 Service Station in Evansville
Donahue Studios Photograph
Presented in partnership with the EVANSVILLE COURIER AND PRESS
The Town Hall exhibition VIEWS OF A CITY: IMAGES FROM THE DONAHUE COLLECTION, which began April 26 and will be open until further notice, features images produced from the late 1940s through the early 1990s by Donahue Studios, a leading commercial photography studio in Evansville. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the EVANSVILLE COURIER AND PRESS.
Brothers Richard and Tom Donahue operated the family-run Company for over forty years. During that time, many family members and competent and valued employees were involved in the business. Some family members worked there occasionally and others, including brother Pat who served as Office and Sales Manager, remained long-time employees. For five decades, Donahue Studios photographed a cross-section of Evansville including businesses, products, buildings, and people. Their client portfolio included an impressive roster of major area and national companies including Mead Johnson, Whirlpool, Sears & Roebuck, S.S. Kresge Company, Emge Packing, and Sterling Brewery. Much of the Studios' work involved showcasing a product from these companies in a studio set. The impeccably built and appointed sets were constructed under the supervision of Tom and Richard Donahue.
Maintained by Patricia Donahue, widow of Tom Donahue, this multitude of photographs provides an invaluable documentation of Evansville's past. Many of these images from the Donahue Collection, as well as historic equipment used in the studio and information pertaining to the history of the Company, will be featured in the exhibition. •
About Kites Provides Colorful, Historic Overview of Hobby
March 8–May 31
Presented in partnership with the ROBERT A. & SARA B. DAVIES FUND
The March 8–May 31 EMTRAC exhibition About Kites, presented in partnership with the ROBERT A. & SARA B. DAVIES FUND, features 16 full-color panels describing the history and technology of kites. These panels were originally created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and are now available through the Drachen Foundation of Seattle, Washington.
The Drachen Foundation, an archive and study center dedicated to man's oldest flying toy, the kite, teaches world culture, history, art, and science through creative kite exhibits, workshops, and publications. •
