A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame by David Acton

A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame by David Acton

This is a first-rate history of photography. As with his previous publication Twentieth Century (2019), author and curator David Acton uses the extraordinary and wide-ranging collection held by the Snite Museum to bring to life 100 photographs which encompass the 19th century. He tracks the history, artistic concepts, and technical advances of photography, from the pioneering work of William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), Alphonse Louis Poitevin (1819-1892), Frederic Flacheron (1813-1883), Roger Fenton (1819-1869), Desire Chanay (1828-1915), Felice Beato (1832-1909), Mathew B. Brady (1822-1896), Julia Margaret Cameron, 1815-1879), William Bell (1830-1910), Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1850-1913), and Jacob Riis (1849-1914). The volume provides a striking pictorial history, with speciality areas including Mathew Brady's famous photographs of the Civil War and the exploration of the American West by photographers including Eadweard Muybridge and Charles Savage. Acton provides historical context, brief biographies, and a glossary of photographic terms.

Praise for Volume 2: Twentieth Century: "This book brings history alive"-Cary Benbow, F-Stop Magazine; "Those who dive into this opus will emerge with a deeper understanding of photography" -Mark Edward Harris, Black & White; "Presents an exceptional selection of 100 photos from the collection"-Guillotine

David Acton is Milly and Fritz Kaeser curator of the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame.

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ISBN 13	9781911282907
ISBN 10	1911282905
Title	A History of Photography at the University of Notre Dame
Author	David Acton
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	D Giles Ltd
Year published	2022-02-22
Number of pages	464
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