On the Internet, on Friday, August 20, 2021, from 7:00 p.m. in Argentina and celebrating Photography Day, Abel Alexander - recently honored by the National Academy of Fine Arts with the Gratia Artis 2021 award (1) - will star in a discussion on “The origins of photography in Latin America”.
Organized by @fotografica.en.red and with the support of the Centro de la Imagen, Lima, and the Ibero-American Society for the History of Photography, Laura Caroni -conservative, restorer and researcher specialized in photographic heritage- will talk with the photographic historian Abel Alexander, president of the Ibero-American Society for the History of Photography and academic collaborator of Hilario.
The activity is free; It only requires registration at the following link: INSCRIPTION
Note:
1. The ANBA will hold the awards ceremony on Thursday, September 30, at 6 pm. Alexander will receive this honor "by virtue of having consecrated his life to the study, dissemination and support of the Visual Arts with relevant quality and continuity".