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Through an Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day
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Hardcover. F Holland Day (1864-1933) was a central figure in artistic circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Day was best known for his brilliantly executed, and sometimes controversial photographic images of blacks, children, and allegorical subjects. This biography covers the historical and cultural contexts in which Day lived and worked. Num Pages: 304 pages, 75 black-&-white & 32 duotone illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
This is a cultural biography of a noted photographer and publisher.Based in the Boston area, F. Holland Day (1864-1933) was a central figure in artistic circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Publisher of Oscar Wilde and Stephen Crane, mentor to a young Kahlil Gibran, adviser and friend to photographers Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Day lived a life devoted to art and beauty. At the turn of the twentieth century, his reputation rivaled that of Alfred Stieglitz.A pioneer in the field of pictorial photography, Day was also an influential book publisher in the Arts and Crafts tradition. He ... Read more
This is a cultural biography of a noted photographer and publisher.Based in the Boston area, F. Holland Day (1864-1933) was a central figure in artistic circles on both sides of the Atlantic. Publisher of Oscar Wilde and Stephen Crane, mentor to a young Kahlil Gibran, adviser and friend to photographers Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Day lived a life devoted to art and beauty. At the turn of the twentieth century, his reputation rivaled that of Alfred Stieglitz.A pioneer in the field of pictorial photography, Day was also an influential book publisher in the Arts and Crafts tradition. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558496682
SKU
V9781558496682
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About Unknown
PATRICIA J. FANNING is associate professor of sociology at Bridgewater State College and archivist of the Day Collection at the Norwood Historical Society.
Reviews for Through an Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day
A valuable biography of a man who was significant in a number of ways - New England cultural history, the history of fine art publishing, the history of the American Arts and Crafts movement, and most notably the history of American photography. - Maureen Meister, author of Architecture and the Arts-and-Crafts Movement in Boston: Harvard's H. Langford Warren ""Fanning's extensive ... Read more