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Holographic Studios

Holographic Studios

Holography gallery


Holographic Studios, located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, is the world's oldest gallery of holography.[1] It was founded in 1979[2] by Jason Sapan, one of the pioneers of holography. The storefront level gallery features the world's largest collection of motion image integral holograms.[3] On display in the gallery are a variety of different types of holographic images, including a collection of celebrity hologram portraits. There are also cylindrical 360° floating images, multiple image holograms that change as you walk by, and computer generated holograms as well as a selection of novelty hologram items and stickers. Directly below the gallery is the laser laboratory where holograms are created.[4] Holographic Studios creates custom holograms, holographic portraits, offers classes, and operates tours.

Holographic Studios as seen from East 26th St in New York City, NY.

History

The studio was founded in 1979 in a brownstone that was originally a blacksmith's forge. The current building sits on land that was part of the Rose Hill estate of Revolutionary General Horatio Gates.

Over the decades, the studio has filmed portrait holograms of Andy Warhol, President Bill Clinton, Isaac Asimov,[5] NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Prime Minister Edward Heath, Pierre Cardin, Sally Jessy Raphael,[6] John Kenneth Galbraith, Phyllis Diller,[2] Billy Idol, The Smothers Brothers, Phil Donahue, and John Cage. Their corporate clientele include commissions for Mitsubishi, AT&T, Tag Heuer, Goodyear, IBM, NYU Medical Center, Macy's, and Revlon.

Notable interns


References

  1. Michelle Young (12 February 2015). "Inside NYC's Holographic Studios, a Gallery and Laser Laboratory with NY Adventure Club". Untapped Cities.
  2. Mark Zemel (20 March 2014). "Making Money: The Holographer". The New Yorker.
  3. Emily Kirkpatrick (October 2014). "PAPERMAG: New York's 10 Coolest Hidden Museums". papermag.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  4. "Hologram History". The New Indian Express. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014.
  5. Nina Strochlic (17 May 2014). "New York's Hologram King Is Also the City's Last Pro Holographer". The Daily Beast.

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