Corbis' The Living Lens Brings Exclusive, Historic Prints to San Francisco; Fine Art and Technology Join Forces at Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center.City Desks/Assignment & Entertainment Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000 For the first time, Bay Area residents will get an up-close look at some of the great photographic images that helped define the 20th century as Corbis (www.corbis.com) unveils the exclusive Living Lens exhibit at Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden on March 30. The Living Lens is a limited series of 75 handpicked and restored photos from Corbis' historic Bettmann Archive The Bettmann Archive is a collection of 11 million photographs and images, some going back to the United States Civil War and including some of the best known U.S. historic images. The Archive also includes many images from Europe and elsewhere. . Only 250 prints of each of the black-and-white and sepia-toned photos have been created, each numbered and signed. The Living Lens will reside on the ground floor at Metreon though May. Visitors can view all the photos, learn more about them, and purchase the rare prints at the exhibit or at www.corbis.com. The classic Bettmann images featured in the exhibit date from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Each print is a unique work of art created from meticulously restored negatives, and printed on specially selected photographic papers. Master darkroom darkroom, n a completely lightproof room or cubicle that is used in the processing of photographic, medical, and dental films. See also safe light. artist Michel Karman personally chose the images for their quality and unique composition, and renewed each to bring out exquisite tonality tonality (tōnăl`ĭtē), in music, quality by which all tones of a composition are heard in relation to a central tone called the keynote or tonic. and contrast. Every print in the Living Lens series bears Karman's signature to authenticate its quality. "The Living Lens is a groundbreaking combination of photography, technology, and artistry because it brings all these elements together into one body of work that people can experience in person, at the exhibit, online, or, if they choose to own a print, in their homes," said David Rheins, Corbis senior vice president. "Because Metreon and its partners are also leaders in bringing technology to people's everyday lives, we are excited to introduce The Living Lens to the Bay Area in their innovative facility." For the exhibit, six-foot blowups of selected Living Lens images will also be hung in Metreon windows. "Metreon is thrilled to host Corbis' Living Lens exhibit, which is sure to be a great attraction for Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern residents and tourists," said Kari Novatney, vice president and general manager of Metreon. "Metreon guests will be able to see up close the quality and uniqueness of Corbis' Living Lens images, which we are proud to prominently display in our Gateway." About Corbis Corbis Corporation--The Place for Pictures on the Internet--is the definitive destination for photography and fine art in the digital age. With 65 million images--2.1 million on line--it is the leading provider of digital images to both the consumer and creative professional market. Corbis.com is the place where consumers can send e-cards, download personal-use digital images, and order framed and unframed prints and posters. The company also provides imagery to creative professionals in magazine, book, and newspaper publishing; advertising and graphic design; and Internet and new media publishing. Corbis is also the world's leading news photography agency. The company uses its extensive Internet technology to allow customers to quickly and conveniently access and purchase images. Headquartered in Seattle, with offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , London, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and Paris, the privately owned company has approximately 900 employees worldwide. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 1-800-260-0444, 425/641-4505, fax 425/746-1618, or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com. About Metreon Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center is located at the corner of Fourth and Mission streets in the South of Market area of San Francisco, and is easily accessible by public transportation. Just blocks from both the Powell Street and Montgomery Street Montgomery Street is a north-south thoroughfare in San Francisco, California, in the United States. It runs about 16 blocks from the Telegraph Hill neighborhood south through downtown, terminating at Market Street. BART and Muni Metro Muni Metro is a mass transit system operated in the City and County of San Francisco by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, managed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Historical elements have contributed to Muni Metro's varied characteristics. stations, Metreon also is within walking distance of the Transbay Terminal and the Ferry building The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city. , and is a short shuttle ride from the Caltrain terminal. There are 33 individual public transit drop-off points within two blocks of Metreon. Public parking is available at the Yerba Buena yerba buena (yĕr`bə bwā`nə), trailing evergreen perennial (Micromeria chamissonis) of the family Labiatae (mint family). It is native to W North America and especially common to woodland areas along the Pacific coast. Garage, with more than 2,500 parking spaces, across the street from Metreon at the corner of Fourth and Mission streets. Additional parking lots are located in the immediate vicinity, including the Moscone Center Garage at Third and Howard streets. For more information about Metreon--A Sony Entertainment Center, please call 415/369-6000 or visit our Web site at www.metreon.com. |
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