Brush & Shutter: Early Photography in China (Getty Publications –) - Hardcover

Jeffrey Cody, Frances Terpak

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1606060546 ISBN 13: 9781606060544

Publisher: Getty, 2011

Synopsis

This title offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result, traditional modes of expression were dramatically transformed. Uncovered here is a captivating visual history of China during photography's first century. Chinese export painters learned and adapted the medium of photography by grafting the new technology onto traditional artistic conventions - employing both brush and shutter. Ultimately, both Chinese and Western photographers were witnesses to and agents of dynamic cultural change. The essays in this volume - which cover topics from the medium's evolution, commercialisation, and dissemination to how phot0graphy helped shape China's national image - shed new light on the birth of a medium.

About this title

Review:

"This volume opens a new vista into a little-known and rarely documented phenomenon. Accompanying essays by members of the Getty staff are as illuminating as the images they discuss."--"Library Journal"

"Insightfully shows how these images reflected a complicated mix of cultural influences amid the ongoing struggle for social, commercial, and political power in the country."--"ARTnews"

"This sumptuous volume . . . is an eye-opening delight."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Recommended."--"Choice "

"For those looking for a well-rounded introduction to the early history of photography in China, "Brush and Shutter: Early Photography in China" stands out as the best available publication."--"CAA Reviews"

""Brush & Shutter" is copiously illustrated. . . . The interdisciplinary approach taken here rewards the reader with some highly stimulating, provocative (and sometimes divergent) ideas and conclusions. The book is a welcome contribution to the small but growing field of research on early photography in China."--"The History of Photography"

""Brush and Shutter" insightfully examines how these images reflected a complicated mix of cultural influences amid the ongoing struggle for social, commercial, and political power in the country." "ARTnews""

This sumptuous volume . . . is an eye-opening delight. "Publishers Weekly""

Insightfully shows how these images reflected a complicated mix of cultural influences amid the ongoing struggle for social, commercial, and political power in the country. "ARTnews""

This volume opens a new vista into a little-known and rarely documented phenomenon. Accompanying essays by members of the Getty staff are as illuminating as the images they discuss. "Library Journal""

About the Author:

Jeffrey Cody is a senior project specialist in the Education Department at the Getty Conservation Institute. Frances Terpak is curator of photographs at the Getty Research Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Getty
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1606060546
• ISBN 13: 9781606060544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220