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The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885
- Title
- The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 / Keith F. Davis ; with contributions by Jane L. Aspinwall ; director's foreword by Marc F. Wilson.
- Author
- Davis, Keith F., 1952-
- Publication
- Kansas City, Mo. : Hall Family Foundation : in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; New Haven, Conn. ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2007].
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | No restrictions | *R-ART TR23 .D387 2007 | Schwarzman Building - Art Reference Room 300 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 358 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Hallmark Photographic Collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Subjects
- Note
- "Published to accompany the exhibition Developing greatness: the origins of American photography, 1839-1885; from daguerrotype to dry-plate at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, June 9-December 30, 2007"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The pioneering generation: 1839-1843 -- Leaders in the profession: a regional survey -- Being a daguerreotypist -- The face of a nation -- The rise of paper photography -- "A terrible distinctness": photography of the Civil War Era, 1861-1865 -- Nature and culture: scenic, topographic, and promotional views -- A world of photographs.
- Call Number
- TR23
- ISBN
- 9780300122862 (hbk.)
- 0300122861 (hbk.)
- LCCN
- 2007933240
- OCLC
- 155680460
- Author
- Davis, Keith F., 1952-
- Title
- The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 / Keith F. Davis ; with contributions by Jane L. Aspinwall ; director's foreword by Marc F. Wilson.
- Imprint
- Kansas City, Mo. : Hall Family Foundation : in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; New Haven, Conn. ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2007].
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Aspinwall, Jane Lee, 1967-Wilson, Marc F.Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
- Research Call Number
- *R-ART TR23 .D387 2007