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Exhibit
to show
women's
progress
By Karina Yiicel
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
A new Penn State exhibit
claims the American woman
would not be where she is today
without the help of the bicycle
and the photograph.
Bridget A. and Heinz K
Henisch collected photos on the
history of photography and also
the photographic process for
over 45 years, said Catherine
Grigor, manager of public rela
tions and marketing at the Penn
State University Libraries .
Their New Woman show deals
with American women who start
ed to become more liberated dur
ing the 1890 s. The exhibit will
focus on fashion, bicycling and
women, Grigor said.
The Henischs' shows include
photography that deals with
political propaganda, humor and
changes in fashion, she said.
Sandra Stelts, curator of rare
books and manuscripts at the
Eberly Family Special
Collections Library, said the duo
has many other collections that
deal with the social history of
photography. The Henischs
obtain the pictures from flea
markets and antique stores, she
said.
The collections highlight peo
ple in their everyday life, Stelts
added.
"I think people will be interest
ed in looking back at another
decade," Stelts said. At the time
it was considered outrageous
behavior for women to ride bicy
cles."
The so-called new woman was
"interested in travel, goes out
unescorted, is athletic and is
curious of the world," said
Miranda Hofelt , a Ph.D.candi
date in the art history depart
ment at the University of Chicago
and an adjunct lecturer at the Art
Institute of Chicago.
Hofelt will speak about the
exhibition at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 2, in
the Foster Auditorium in the
Paterno Library.
The "new woman" phenome-
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Penn State University Libraries will display an exhibit on women's
progress, featuring books, photos and travel logs, starting Aug. 25.
non "occurred at the same time
as the safety bicycle and the
same time that the portable cam
era was invented," Hofelt said.
The three occurred at the
"same moment and they drive
each other," she added. "The
bicycle is a symbol for women
who leave the house and go on
the road."
After the liberation of women,
companies started gearing
advertising toward them, Stelts
said.
Looking through "periodicals
of that time, you see page after
page of advertisements geared
toward women," Stelts said.
"Unchaperoned women began
doing more physical things."
In addition to physical activity,
cameras also played a role in the
liberation of women.
Early cameras operated on
tripods.
Kodak made a portable cam
era that made it possible for peo
ple to become amateur photogra
phers and take candid pictures,
Stelts said. Kodak was the first
company to make a portable
camera, and it even made a
pouch for the bike; so a camera
could travel safely with a rider,
she said.
George Eastman chose
women for his demographic
when he developed his version of
the portable camera in 1888,
Hofelt said.
His slogan was "you press the
button, we do the rest," which
was appealing to women because
it didn't sound like a machine,
she said.
During this time, women also
stopped looking to France or con
tinental Europe for fashion
trends, Grigor said. As women
became more active, the "Gibson
girl" was born. Gibson made fit
ted skirts that highlighted the
hips and this began ground
breaking fashion trends in the
United States, she added.
The exhibition will contain
books, photos, travel logs and
more all depicting the new
woman.
Hofelt said the exhibition was a
good fit for Penn State because of
the campus's everyday use of
bicycles.
The exhibition showcases "the
way in which photography and
bicycling enabled women's lives
to change," she said.
To e-mail reporter: kzysols@psu.edu
If you go
What: Corsets and Cameras:
Photography, Bicycling and the
New Woman in the Turn-of-the-
Century America
Where: Henisch Photo-History
Collection Exhibit Room,. 201 A
Pattee Library
When: Aug. 25 to Dec. 31
Details: Admission is free
Allen: New York City
too pricey to shoot films
By The Associated Press
MADRID Woody Allen says
he began shooting movies in
European cities because he could
n't afford to do it any more in New
York.
However, the American film
director told reporters Tuesday in
the northern Spanish city of
Oviedo that he finds Manhattan
poses fewer limitations than
European cities, where more tai
loring of the story is required to fit
the location.
Allen was in Spain to attend the
premiere of his latest film, the
romantic comedy "You Will Meet
A Tall Dark Stranger," in nearby
Aviles.
The film was shot in London
and stars Naomi Watts, Josh
Brolin and Antonio Banderas. At
the news conference in Oviedo,
Allen was joined by Lucy Punch
and Gemma Jones, who also star
in the film.
Allen has recently been in Paris
shooting his next movie,
"Midnight in Paris," which fea-
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Bruni-Sarkozy in a minor role.
Allen hit out at American cine
ma saying the majority of films
over the past decade had been
made just for money and lacked
creative spirit. In comparison, he
said European films were much
more artistic.
Allen also praised Spanish
actors saying they were now
among the best, singling out
Banderas in this film as well as
Javier Bardem and Penelope
Cruz, with whom he worked in his
2008 movie "Vicky Cristina
Barcelona," set in Spain's second
largest city
"I'm lucky I got to work with the
very best ones," said Allen, who
said he could not afford to pay
actors much but that they took
part in his films because they liked
to act.
On Monday, Allen, who is in
Oviedo with his wife Soon AI
Previn, took part in a promotional
video for the Asturias region,
known for its stunning mountains
and coastal scenery
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