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Two new AGA exhibitions explore pioneers of both early French photography and the frontier landscape

EDMONTON AB.- The Art Gallery of Alberta opened two new exhibitions in continuation of its fall season: 19th Century French Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada and Prairie Life: Settlement & the Last Best West 1930-1955 on view until January 29, 2012. Drawn from the extensive collection of French photographs from the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa, 19th Century French Photographs features work by some of the major pioneers of French photography including Eugène Atget, Gustave Le Gray and Charles Marville among others. Tracing the early explorations of this medium through subjects such as landscape, portraiture, street life, war, and the human figure, the 66 works in the exhibition include daguerreotypes, salted paper, albumen silver and photogravure prints. Not to be missed, this exhibition demonstrates the exciting advent of a medium so ubiquitous in present day life. 19th