Capturing Light

From rare daguerreotypes of gold prospects to Edward Weston's intimate portraiture, from glamour shots of Hollywood starlets to Dorothea Lange's arresting Dust Bowl imagery, 'Capturing Light - Masterpiece of California Photography, 1850 to the Present' offers a rich, extensive survey of the master photographers who have shaped the consciousness of a state- and America as a whole - for more than a century a half. Drawn from the extensive collections of the Oakland Museum of California by curator Drew Heath Johnson, these enduring images offer a portrait as diverse as the state itself.