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.,,,,,,