A testament to great upfront publicity. The Putnam Museum invited their guests to share their personal history. And did they ever. They brought personal treasures and mementos, and after the 4 hours of the scheduled event there was still a 2 hour wait.

ONE by ONE Community Portrait PUTNAM 6 portraits

At the American Alliance of Museums convention in 2016 I met Kim Findley, Director of the Putnam Museum. She saw the ONE by ONE Community Portrait™ as a great way to kick off their 150th anniversary the following January. Since they were a history museum she added the idea of asking people to bring an item that was of historical significance to them.

Kim did a GREAT job of publicizing the event, because at the end of 4 hours each day (usually how long I photograph) there was still a two hour wait! I couldn’t turn people away so I kept photographing (thank you, Red Bull!) and at the end of 3 days I had photographed a total of 1246 people!

“The images are still up on our walls two years later. They are so popular that we can’t take them down!”

-Christina Kastell
Curator of History and Anthropology
Putnam Museum and Science Center

ONE by ONE Community Portrait. Putnam Museum.

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A testament to great upfront publicity. The Putnam Museum invited their guests to share their personal history. And did they ever. They brought personal treasures and mementos, and after the 4 hours of the scheduled event there was still a 2 hour wait.

“The images are still up on our walls two years later. They are so popular that we can’t take them down!”

Does the idea of having this at your next event intrigue you?

Call or text 913.940.8900 or use our contact form to tell us about your event.