Kodak Colorama
Former photographic display
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| Colorama | |
|---|---|
 The Colorama as first installed, 1950 | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Photography |
| Date(s) | 1950 (1950)-1990 (1990) |
| Location(s) | Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse east balcony |
The Colorama was a large photographic display located on the east balcony inside New York City's Grand Central Terminal from 1950 to 1990, with 565 being made.[1] Used as advertisements by the Eastman Kodak Company, the photographs were backlit (with a mile of tubing)[2] transparencies 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall by 60 feet (18 meters) wide. The photographs were described as "The World's Largest Photographs".
References
- George Eastman House Collection, Colorama: The World's Largest Photographs, Aperture Foundation, New York, 2004. ISBN 1-931788-44-8.
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