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Real/Ideal - Photography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France
Karen Hellman
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Description for Real/Ideal - Photography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France
Hardback. In the years following the invention of photography in 1839, practitioners in France gave shape to this intriguing new medium through experimental printing techniques and innovative compositions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 212 Colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AJC; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 304 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1708.
In the years following the invention of photography in 1839, practitioners in France gave shape to this intriguing new medium through experimental printing techniques and innovative compositions. The rich body of work they developed proved foundational to the establishment of early photography, from the introduction of the paper negative in the late 1840s to the proliferation of more-standardized equipment and photomechanical technology in the 1860s. The essays in this elegant volume investigate the early history of the medium when the ambiguities inherent in the photograph were ardently debated. Focusing on the French photographers who worked with paper negatives, especially ... Read more
In the years following the invention of photography in 1839, practitioners in France gave shape to this intriguing new medium through experimental printing techniques and innovative compositions. The rich body of work they developed proved foundational to the establishment of early photography, from the introduction of the paper negative in the late 1840s to the proliferation of more-standardized equipment and photomechanical technology in the 1860s. The essays in this elegant volume investigate the early history of the medium when the ambiguities inherent in the photograph were ardently debated. Focusing on the French photographers who worked with paper negatives, especially ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1708g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606065105
SKU
V9781606065105
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About Karen Hellman
KAREN HELLMAN is assistant curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, where SARAH FREEMAN is associate conservator of paper conservation. SYLVIE AUBENAS is the director of the department of photographs and prints at the Bibliothe que Nationale de France, Paris. ANNE DE MODENARD is curator at the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Muse es de France, ... Read more
Reviews for Real/Ideal - Photography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France
The quality of discovery inherent in early photography is on full display in Real/Ideal.
New York Times Highly recommended.
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New York Times Highly recommended.
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