书目

A History of Photography

内容简介

Thiscomprehensivebooktracestheoriginsandprogressionofphotographyfromitshumblebeginningsindaguerreotypestothegradualmasteringofphotographicportraits,techniques,andnegatives.Thewideruseofphotographyinjournalism,fordocumentingarchitectureandartmovements,anditscapacitytoproducepiercingperspectivesonthesocialandpoliticalclimateofthenineteenthandtwentiethcenturiesareallcarefullyevaluated,aswellastheworkofamateurssuchasZolawhotriedtheirhandatthisrevolutionaryartform.Twenty-fiveyearsaftertheinaugurationofFrance'sfirstpermanentexhibitiondevotedsolelytophotography,theMuseed'Orsaycontinuesinitsinnovativeandoriginalthread.Thisbookbearstestimonytotheuniquenatureofthemuseum'scollection,notedforitsrarefinds,theirquality,andthesheernumberofworksitholds(morethanfifty-fivethousand).Thecollection'smost-treasuredworksareexposedhere,includingaportraitofBaudelairebyNadarandtherecentlyacquiredportraitofManRaybyStieglitz.

作者简介

FrançoiseHeilbrunistheheadcuratorattheMuséed’Orsayandaleadingspecialistinthefieldofphotography.ShehaswrittennumerousworksincludingCameraWork,FiguresandPortraits,LandscapeandNature:PhotographyatOrsay,andNadar.GuyCogevalisthedirectoroftheMuséed’Orsay.OthercontributorsfromtheMuséed’Orsaystaffinclude:DominiquedeFont-Réaulx,MichelFrizot,AnnedeMondenard,JoelleBolloch,andHéleneBocard.,,,,,,

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