Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900
Language: English
Published by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2009
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215 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm. Exhibition held at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 11, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009 and at the Albertina Vienna, Mar. 20, 2009-June 6, 2009. Summary:'Brought to Light' invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. The text ultimately traces the rise of popular science.
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- Title
- Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900
- Author
- Corey Keller (Editor, Writer of added text), Jennifer Tucker (Writer of added text), Tom Gunning (Writer of added text), Maren Gröning (Writer of added text), Neal David Benezra, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Publisher
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0300142102
- ISBN 13
- 9780300142105
- Seller catalogs
- Art
A fascinating look at photography’s impact on science and popular culture
Brought to Light invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. In this book, accounts of scientific experimentation blend with stories of showmanship to reveal how developments in 19th-century technology could enlighten as well as frighten and amaze. Through a series of 200 vintage images―produced by photographers, scientists, and amateur inventors―this book ultimately traces the rise of popular science.
The images demonstrate early experiments with microscopes, telescopes, electricity and magnetism, motion studies, X-rays and radiation, and spirit photography. We learn how these pictures circulated among the public, whether through the press, world’s fairs, or theaters. What started out as scientific progress, however, often took on the trappings of magic and superstition, as photography was enlisted to offer visual evidence of clairvoyance, spirits, and other occult influences.
With beautifully reproduced plates and engaging narratives, this book embodies the aesthetic pleasures and excitement of the tale it tells.
Published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Exhibition Schedule:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (October 11, 2008 – January 4, 2009)
Albertina Museum, Vienna (March 20 – June 6, 2009)
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About the Author
Corey Keller is associate curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Jennifer Tucker is associate professor of History at Wesleyan University. Tom Gunning is professor of Art History at the University of Chicago.
Maren Gröning is Curator of the Photographic Collection at the Albertina Museum, Vienna.
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