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Brush and Shutter – Early Photography in China
. Cody
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Description for Brush and Shutter – Early Photography in China
Hardback. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. This title offers an illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Editor(s): Terpak, Frances. Num Pages: 220 pages, 61 colour & 75 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 277 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1594.
This title offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result, traditional modes of expression were dramatically transformed. Uncovered here is a captivating visual history of China during photography's first century. Chinese export painters learned and adapted the medium of photography by grafting the new technology onto traditional artistic conventions - employing both brush and shutter. Ultimately, both Chinese and Western photographers were witnesses to and agents of dynamic cultural change. ... Read more
This title offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result, traditional modes of expression were dramatically transformed. Uncovered here is a captivating visual history of China during photography's first century. Chinese export painters learned and adapted the medium of photography by grafting the new technology onto traditional artistic conventions - employing both brush and shutter. Ultimately, both Chinese and Western photographers were witnesses to and agents of dynamic cultural change. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9781606060544
SKU
V9781606060544
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99-1
About . Cody
Jeffrey Cody is a senior project specialist in the Education Department at the Getty Conservation Institute. Frances Terpak is curator of photographs at the Getty Research Institute.
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