Pictorial Photographs from the Two Red Roses Foundation

PETERSON, Christian A.

ISBN 10: 098208336X / ISBN 13: 9780982083369

Published by Two Red Roses Foundation, 2017

About this Item

285pp, quarto hc in dust jacket. Near Fine; boards clean and sharp, tight binding, interior clean throughout. DJ covers clean and sharp, no tears.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pictorial Photographs from the Two Red Roses Foundation
• Publisher: Two Red Roses Foundation
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 098208336X
• ISBN 13: 9780982083369
• Binding: HARDCOVER
• Edition: Hardcover edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
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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 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.