Tyler, TX (November 4, 2009)

Fine art photographer Robert Langham will present “Tracking Light Footprints” during the third installment of the Tyler Museum of Art’s Fall Lecture Series on Sunday, November 15, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the TMA Classroom. The event will be offered at no charge to the public, and guests are invited to stay for a reception held inside the Museum lobby following the lecture.

“Tracking Light Footprints” is being presented in conjunction with Light Footprints: New Museum Site Photography by Robert Langham, an exhibition of Langham’s images taken over the course of two years in the spring, summer, fall and winter seasons at the future site of the new TMA building. Through these images, Langham elevates to art form the current state of the new museum site.

During his lecture, Langham will present a brief history of photography and also discuss certain techniques including the use of black & white and color images. He also plans on discussing certain traits of the new museum site, including native flora and fauna and the site’s unique ecological profile, characteristics of the site with which Langham has become personally well acquainted over the two-year project.
Langham also plans on presenting images of animals living on the property. The Tyler Museum of Art purchased the site in 2007 and was drawn to the land in part because it was virtually untouched. Because the land has not been developed, it exists in a nearly native state and is home to many examples of indigenous species that are unique to East Texas.

Visitors may also tour the “Light Footprints” exhibition which is installed with 4 Salvaged Boxes: Sustainable Creative Design” in the Museum’s Bell Gallery.

Langham is a native of Tyler and has been photographing East Texas and western landscapes since 1971, when he took a photojournalism class at Tyler Junior College. He has pursued his interest in fine art photography to wide acclaim while maintaining a successful commercial photography business right here in the community. Langham has dedicated a large part of his focus to the East Texas region in order to create an iconic vision of the landscape.The Tyler Museum of Art, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is located at 1300 S. Mahon Ave., adjacent to the Tyler Junior College campus off East Fifth Street. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. (The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays.) Lunch is available in the Museum Café from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and the TMA Gift Shop is open during museum hours. For more information, call (903) 595-1001 or visit www.tylermuseum.org.