The term ‘Photorealism’ was coined in 1969 by Louis K. Meisel, appearing in print a year later as part of the Whitney Museum Catalogue. In 1973 Meisel was asked to develop a five-point definition of this term for Stuart M. Speiser who wished to commission a large collection of Photorealist art. This collection was later donated to the Smithsonian Museum having traveled and shown in a variety of establishments known as ‘Photo-Realism 1973: The Stuart M. Speiser Collection.’