| Description |
712 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 666-683) and index. |
| Contents |
The early years : technology, vision, users 1839-1875 -- A plenitude of portraits 1839-1890 -- The galerie contemporaine--appearance and character in 19th-century portraiture -- Documentation : landscape and architecture 1839-1890 -- The Western landscape--natural and fabricated -- Documentation : objects and events 1839-1890 -- A short technical history : part I -- A 19th-century forerunner of photojournalism--the execution of the Lincoln conspirators -- Photography and art : the first phase 1839-1890 -- New technology, new vision, new users 1875-1925 -- The origins of color in camera images -- Art photography : another aspect 1890-1920 -- Documentation : the social scene to 1945 -- Illuminating injustice : the camera and social issues -- Art, photography, and modernism 1920-1945 -- A short technical history : part II -- The machine : icons of the industrial ethos -- Words and pictures : photographs in print media 1920-1980 -- Photography since 1950 : the straight image -- Photography since 1950 : manipulations and color -- A short technical history : part III. |
| Subject |
Photography -- History.
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| ISBN |
0789209373 (paperback) |
|
9780789209375 (paperback) |
|
0789209462 (hardcover) |
|
9780789209467 (hardcover) |
| OCLC # |
171111871 |
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