Author Name: McKendry, John J.
Title: 1968 - Four Victorian Photographers
Binding: Spiral
Book Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: NY Metropolitan Museum Of Art 1967
Illustrator: Illustrated by Oldenburg, Peter
Seller ID: 14560
Unpaginated pages; Near Fine condition. No creases. Tiny bit of shelf rub at edges. Solid, clean. Circa 1838 the mysterious process of the mirror with the memory was revealed by Daguerre and Niepce, purchased earlier in the year by the French government, were finally described to the public. Once the secret was out, lens makers everywhere were besieged by eager amateurs. This 1968 Calendar is devoted to a brief excursion into the work of these four photographers: David Octavius Hill, The Scotsman; Julia Margaret Cameron, The Englishwoman; Adolphe Braun, The Frenchman and Thomas Eakins, The American, was just beginning his career as a painter. Hill and Eakins were painters who initially turned to the camera as an aid to their painting.
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