"Passing Moment" Exhibit

On exhibit at Hampden-Sydney’s Atkinson Museum from March 5 through April 25 are photographs from the collection of Frank Saunders, “Documenting the Passing Moment.”

Saunders is with The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and teaches traditional darkroom photography.  He grew up in Charlottesville, VA, and received a BFA in Communication Arts and Design.  He has photographed extensively in New Mexico, Washington State, and Guatemala.  His latest body of work is landscape photographs taken in the Bluegrass Valley in Highland County, VA.  Saunders’ interests lie in the history of photography and alternative printing processes.   Full Story...

Draper Camera Returns Home
After being at the Smithsonian Institution for sixty-six years, the Draper Camera has returned to the College.
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The MISSION of the Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum is to support the College’s mission to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning by collecting, preserving and interpreting objects that enhance the College’s educational offerings and promotes the history of the College and its roll in the history of Virginia and our nation.