# *Electric Contrasts: The Art of the Detail*

Oct 13 – Dec 18, 2026 · on view, just opened · Bowes Art & Architecture Library, 2nd floor

- Thu, Nov 5, 2026: Study evening in Oshman Hall, 6–8 pm

Photobooks and magazines from the late 1800s and early 1900s showing how photographed details of Old Master paintings, starting from Kenneth Clark’s 1938 book, changed ways of seeing art.

Full details: [events.stanford.edu](https://events.stanford.edu/event/electric-contrasts-the-art-of-the-detail-7315)

## At [Coulter Art Gallery](https://onview.so/sf/coulter-art-gallery.md)

Gallery in Stanford, California.

- Address: 355 Roth Way, McMurtry Building, Stanford, CA 94305
- Hours: Mon–Fri 1–5
- Website: https://art.stanford.edu/exhibitions/exhibition-spaces/coulter-art-gallery
- Directions: <https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Coulter%20Art%20Gallery%2C%20355%20Roth%20Way%2C%20Stanford%2C%20CA%2094305>
- On the map: https://onview.so/sf/map/coulter-art-gallery

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