when: 21 September 2025 - 01 March 2026 | venue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum | cost: See event for details | address: 2 E. 91st St.,Manhattan,10128,NY | website: https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/made-america-industrial-photography-christopher-payne:event-exhib-6786
published: 04 Aug 2025, 5 min read
This exhibition highlights Christopher Payne's detailed photography of America's factories that he created as part of a decade-long project. Seventy large-format photos capture the craftsmanship behind the creation of musical instruments, sneakers, high-speed trains, flags, footballs and pinball machines, as well as hand processes still critical to creating the most advanced products, from microchips to the Giant Magellan Telescope.
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This exhibition highlights Christopher Payne's detailed photography of America's factories that he created as part of a decade-long project. Seventy large-format photos capture the craftsmanship behind the creation of musical instruments, sneakers, high-speed trains, flags, footballs and pinball machines, as well as hand processes still critical to creating the most advanced products, from microchips to the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Go see Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne 2025.

Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne 2025 is on 21 September 2025 - 01 March 2026. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Manhattan NY. Visit their website at https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/made-america-industrial-photography-christopher-payne:event-exhib-6786.
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