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Notman: Visionary Photographer
Hélène Samson
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Description for Notman: Visionary Photographer
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250 color illus. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 332 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1924.
This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the career of photographer William Notman (1826–1891). Born in Scotland, Notman emigrated to Canada in 1856; he settled in Montreal and opened a photography studio that later had branches throughout Canada and the United States. Notman documented the development of a continent, photographing street scenes in burgeoning cities and modern transportation by steam and rail, and creating portraits of such notable figures as Mark Twain, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sitting Bull, and Buffalo Bill. By fully exploiting the commercial and aesthetic potential of the rapidly advancing photographic technology, Notman contributed to the ... Read more
This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the career of photographer William Notman (1826–1891). Born in Scotland, Notman emigrated to Canada in 1856; he settled in Montreal and opened a photography studio that later had branches throughout Canada and the United States. Notman documented the development of a continent, photographing street scenes in burgeoning cities and modern transportation by steam and rail, and creating portraits of such notable figures as Mark Twain, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sitting Bull, and Buffalo Bill. By fully exploiting the commercial and aesthetic potential of the rapidly advancing photographic technology, Notman contributed to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1924g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300223675
SKU
V9780300223675
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Ref
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About Hélène Samson
Hélène Samson is a photography historian and curator of the McCord Museum’s Notman Photographic Archives. Suzanne Sauvage is president and chief executive officer at the McCord Museum.
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