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Solid Pictures: Photosculpture and the Making of Modern Likeness

September 17, 2026 – January 18, 2027

The Cantor Arts Center
Stanford University

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is pleased to present Solid Pictures: Photosculpture and the Making of Modern Likeness. The major exhibition sheds light on a 3D modeling process called photosculpture developed by the young artist and inventor François Willème in Paris as early as 1859.

Curated by Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art of the Cantor Arts Center

To learn more, please visit the exhibition's website.