Pictorial Photography the Two Red Roses Foundation - Hardcover

Peterson, Christian A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 098208336X ISBN 13: 9780982083369

Publisher: Two Red Roses Foundation, 2018

Synopsis

•Includes many never before published photographs
•Featured artists include: Edward S. Curtis, Arthur Wesley Dow, Adolf Fassbender, and Alfred Stieglitz

This book examines the history of the Pictorialist movement in America through the outstanding collection of photographs, books, and journals in the Two Red Roses Collection. The catalog features artists who were pioneers of early art photography, including Edward S. Curtis, Arthur Wesley Dow, Adolf Fassbender, and Alfred Stieglitz. Evolving from the earlier school of Naturalistic photography, Pictorialism was the first major movement to champion the cause of photography as one of the fine arts, and usually featured soft-focus effects, mimicking the established art of painting. The growing interest in pictorial photography occurred during the Arts and Crafts movement, and shared an emphasis on hand-craftsmanship, merging art, life, and popular appeal. The proliferation of how-to books and periodicals, along with the emergence of numerous camera clubs in cities across the United States, furthered the interest in this type of art from professional artists and amateurs alike.

About this title

About the Author

Christian A. Peterson, former associate photo curator at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, is the author of more than twenty books and catalogues on photography. Of particular interest to him is Victorian-era imagery, pictorialist work, and photographic processes from the nineteenth century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Two Red Roses Foundation
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098208336X
• ISBN 13: 9780982083369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240