PhotoHistorica, Landmarks in Photography: Rare Images from the Collection of the Royal Photographic Society

Roberts, Pam

ISBN 10: 1579651690 / ISBN 13: 9781579651695

Published by Artisan, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: PhotoHistorica, Landmarks in Photography: Rare Images from the Collection of the Royal Photographic Society
• Publisher: Artisan
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579651690
• ISBN 13: 9781579651695
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 160 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

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Synopsis

For the first time, photographs from the Royal Photographic Society are gathered together in a fascinating, unique tribute to the art form. Highlights include one of the world's oldest photographic images; rare works by Stieglitz, Steichen, and Coburn; selections from the collections of Julia Margaret Cameron and Roger Fenton; extraordinary images from mid-nineteenth-century travelers who brought back "exotic" prints from the East; and eccentric and beautiful works from unknown professional and amateur photographers. Taken together, they represent an unbroken thread linking the development of genres, styles, and techniques.

From portraiture to journalism, landscape to fashion, PhotoHistorica juxtaposes work both familiar and unfamiliar, putting images into a provocative thematic context. Every page reveals the enduring power of photography.

About the Author

The Royal Photographic Society was formed in 1853, under the patronage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The world's oldest such society, it holds an unparalleled collection of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century photography.

Pam Roberts is curator of the Royal Photographic Society Collection. She lectures widely and writes extensively on photography.