Photographer of Modern Life by Mark Haworth-Booth
The French photographer Camille Silvy (1834 -1910) was one of the most original artists of his time. More than any other nineteenth-century photographer, Silvy exemplifies Charles Baudelaire's idea of the artist as an interpreter of modern life. This book explores Silvy's innovative efforts to master industrial-scale portrait production alongside fineart photography in his popular London studio. Presenting sitters in modern dress was a new phenomenon and Silvy was a pioneer in the creation of the carte-de-visite (a photographic visiting card).
This fascinating account of Silvy's life and photography is published to mark the centenary of his death. Combining research into exhibition prints, still lifes, and street scenes, as well as the intimate, beautifully lit and posed cartes-de-visite, the book demonstrates Silvy's extraordinary originality and his life as a man of both art and commerce. A previously unpublished photographic collection of his family is also included.
Mark Haworth-Booth is a well-known photographer's historian and curator. He was a visiting professor of photography at the University of the Arts, London from 2003 to 2010. He was formerly senior curator of photos at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Camille Silvy: River scape, France (Getty Publishing, 1992) is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781606060254 |
| ISBN 10 | 1606060252 |
| Title | Photographer of Modern Life |
| Author | Mark Haworth-Booth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | J. Paul Getty Trust Publications |
| Year published | 2010-09-07 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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