DAGUERRE, Louis: Memorial at the Nat'l Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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The Louis Daguerre Memorial at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. honors the French inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process. Donated by the Professional Photographers of America in 1890 and sculpted by Jonathon Scott Hartley, the bronze monument commemorates the first half-century of photography. Originally displayed in the Smithsonian's National Museum Building, it celebrates Daguerre's pioneering role in photography and its impact on modern technology and art.