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Synopsis
From its beginnings in the 1840s up to the mass democratisation of photography as a widespread leisure pursuit, the development of the medium was swept along by a tide of artistic and entrepreneurial activity that gathered pace throughout the 19th century. Since the first public announcement of the invention in 1839, photography has both reflected and shaped society. Science, government, industry and a growing media quickly recognised its value as a documentary tool, a shaper of opinion and a potentially lucrative profession. Both as art form and social document, the photograph has played a critical role as the primary means of visual expression in the modern age. "Points of View" brings together, for the first time, a selection of images from the British Library's collections, examining the history, diversity and influence of photography from its invention and early years up to the growth of a popular amateur market in the early 20th century. Beginning with the work of William Henry Fox Talbot and other influential pioneers, the book includes many of the most celebrated names in 19th century photography from across the world, including Francis Frith, Felix Teynard, Samuel Bourne and Peter Henry Emerson, as well as numerous lesser known names who made significant contributions to the medium. Organised by subject matter in a broadly chronological arrangement, it asks: who was taking the photograph and why? Section by section, items are presented within their cultural, contexts, exploring some of the major themes of the 19th century, from imperial expansion to industrialisation and the emergence of new scientific and social disciplines in an era of rapid social change. The final sections of the exhibition will examine the ways in which the development of simplified cameras and accessible technology responded to the demands of a developing mass market for photography, which continues up to present day.
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a great book to have on your shelf --Amateur Photography a compendium of very fine photographs --Black + White Photography, December 2009
If you can't make it to the exhibition then don t miss the book! --Art Newsletter
A very interesting book --Ag Magazine (The International Quarterly Journal of Photographic Art & Practice)
About the Author
John Falconer is Head of Visual Materials and Curator of Photographs at the British Library. He has curated a number of exhibitions in this field from the British Library's collections and his publications include: Sail and Steam: Photographs from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (London, 1993) and India: Pioneering Photographers 1850 -1900 (London, 2001). Louise Hide is a social and cultural historian, writer and communications professional, specialising in the 19th century. She is a sessional lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London.
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- PublisherThe British Library Publishing Division
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0712350810
- ISBN 13 9780712350815
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages176
- EditorJohn Falconer, Louise Hide
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Hardcover. Condition: Collectible, Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine brown pictorial dj. 176 pp. including index. Heavy paper stock with sepia tone photos throughout. rom its earliest beginnings in the 1840s up to its democratization as a widespread leisure pursuit, photography was swept along by a tide of artistic and entrepreneurial activity that gathered pace throughout the nineteenth century. Both as an art form and a social document, the photograph quickly took on a critical role as the primary means of visual expression in the modern age. Points of View brings together, for the first time, a selection of images from the British Library's unique photography collections, examining the history, diversity, and influence of the medium from its invention and early years up until the coming of the twentieth century. Beginning with the work of William Henry Fox Talbot and including some of our most celebrated photographic pioneers. Seller Inventory # 81556
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> This powerfull visual medlium began with the first tenttative drawings of shadowes garudhuced in the mid- 1830s. Foillowing its public announcement in 1839 and in succeedling decades, photography was swegit adong by a tide of entrepreneurial activity, rapidly develeg?ng into a majjur counencial industry, and an influential new artistic and documentary medium, m?rvering the attitudes, assumptions and agendas of the producers and consumers of the photograginic image. Science, govemment, industry and the growing media quickly recognised its power both to reflect and to shape society, while both artists and amateurs embraced its potential for personal expression. Points of Vieur beings together for the first time a magnificent selection of almost 200 photographs from the British Library's collections, examining both the history of photography, and its influence in the nine teenth century and beyond. Arranged thesmatically, the photographs are presented within their cultur. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM459-VG-10327
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