ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Familiar and Fantastic: Photographs from the Dandrew-Drapkin Donation (February 19-June 12, 2011) celebrates a turning point in the Museum’s history and its photography collection. Drawn from major gifts received over the last two years, this exciting exhibition spans more than 100 years and features nearly 100 images. They are part of The Ludmila Dandrew and Chitranee Drapkin Collection, one of the most expansive and finest photography collections in American private hands. This is the first in a series of exhibitions that will bring these extraordinary images and the history they embody to a wider audience. Highlights encompass daguerreotypes by Claudel, Mayall, and Root; a rare ambrotype by Mathew Brady; and albumen portraits by Nadar and Etienne Carjat. There is a stunning albumen print from Louis-Emile