Amateurs, Photography, and the Mid-Victorian Imagination

Name: Amateurs, Photography, and the Mid-Victorian Imagination
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ISBN: 9780226744988

ISBN-10: 0226744981

ISBN-13: 9780226744988

Edition: 1986

Authors: Grace Seiberling, Carolyn Bloore

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In 1851, when photographs were first shown at the Great Exhibition of Arts and Industry, photography was primarily a hobby for well-to-do amateurs. These early photographers were members of the intellectual and aristocratic elite. They had the means, the education, and the leisure to pursue this new art-science with ardent seriousness. They formed societies, such as the Photographic Society and the Photographic Exchange Club, and published journals for the purpose of sharing their discoveries, exchanging photographs, and publicizing the medium. In this highly original and sensitive book about the birth and transformation of photography in Victorian England, Grace Seiberling explores the…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/1/1986
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 206
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

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