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Midcentury Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: See the 1950s in Amazing 3-D

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Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 7:30 – 9:30 PM EDT
Fat Cat Fab Lab, 224 W 4TH ST STE 250, New York, New York Map
Midcentury Stereopanorama with Eric Drysdale: See the 1950s in Amazing 3-D

IMPORTANT: EXTERNAL TICKETING LINK BELOW.

FatCat member Eric Drysdale is excited to present his acclaimed vintage 3-D time-travel show, "Midcentury Stereopanorama," as seen in The New York TimesAtlas Obscura and WNYC

Not a class exactly— but you will learn the history and science behind the Stereo Realist camera system, nicknamed by enthusiasts the “VR of the 1950s.” 

For a brief moment in the 1950s, 3-D caught on as a major craze among photographers. They leave behind a treasure trove of incredible, immersive, full-color 3-D images chronicling post-war America in astounding depth. Eric has been amassing a collection of over 30,000 of these images over three decades. You’ll see both the most typical and best of the bunch. 

This is a one-of-a-kind chance to experience this stunning, forgotten technology the way it was meant to be experienced. Each attendee will get a fully- restored (at FatCat!) high-quality vintage achromatic stereo viewer for the night and look into over 100 windows into the past that will transport you with uncanny realism to midcentury America. All analog. All electromechanical. All photochemical. 

Part Science. Part History. Part Seance. You won’t believe your eyes!

Only 12 seats are available in FatCat’s new conference-style space. Runs about 1hr. 45min 

IMPORTANT: TICKETING FOR THIS EVENT IS NOT BEING HANDLED THROUGH CORSIZIO-- SEE LINK BELOW.

Use the regular FatCat passcode (see Slack) at Eventbrite checkout for $10 discount.




Instructors

Eric Drysdale

Location

Fat Cat Fab Lab, 224 W 4TH ST STE 250, New York, New York

Classifications

Categories
  • Open
  • New Space