The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 - the hallmark phot...
The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 - the hallmark phot...
The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 - the hallmark photographic collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art / Keith F. Davis.
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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NQ770.973/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
358 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Contents
1. The pioneering generation, 1838-1843. Ideas and inventions; The daguerreotype in America; Beyond the laboratory; The foundation of a profession; Case studies: Southworth & Hawes and John Plumbe -- 2. Leaders in the profession: a regional survey. Boston and vicinity; Philadelphia and vicinity; New...
6. "A terrible distinctness": photography of the Civil War Era, 1861-1865. A mass market for pictures; Photography and the illustrated press; Brady, Gardner and the aesthetics of war; Photography and the military; End game: victory, trauma and the war of memory -- 7. Nature and culture: scenic, topo...
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Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2007.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
"'The Origins of American Photography' chronicles the emergence of a new visual paradigm, from the introduction of the daguerreotype in 1839 through the Civil War and the exploration of the West to the rise of popular photography in the 1880s. Beautifully designed and produced, with over 600 reproductions in tritone and four-color, this volume feat...
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The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 - the hallmark photographic collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art / Keith F. Davis.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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NQ770.973/9
Record Identifier
74VK3GaR4odM
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ISBN
0300122861 (hbk.)
9780300122862 (hbk.)
DDC
770.973
MMS ID
991023833699702626
