Colorama (Kodak)

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", but did not prominently use African-American models until 1969.[3]

The Main Concourse in 1986, with the Colorama at the center-left

References
  1. https://www.eastman.org/colorama
  2. O'Neil, Claire. "Colorama! 'The World's Largest Photographs' Are Back". NPR. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. Estrin, James. "Kodak's Idealized Colorama Returns". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  • George Eastman House Collection, Colorama: The World's Largest Photographs, Aperture Foundation, New York, 2004. ISBN 1-931788-44-8.


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