Young America : the daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes
by
Romer, Grant B.
Title
:
Young America : the daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes
Author
:
Romer, Grant B.
ISBN
:
9783865210661
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : International Center of Photography ; Rochester, N.Y. : George Eastman House ; Göttingen : Steidl, ©2005.
Physical Description
:
552 pages (152 pages of plates) : illustrations ; 30 cm
General Note
:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Young America: the daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes', jointly organized by the George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y. and the International Center of Photography, New York"--Page [4].
Contents
:
high reputation with all true artists and connoisseurs": The Daguerreotype careers of A.S. Southworth and J.J. Hawes / Daguerreotyping the national soul: the portraits of Southworth & Hawes, 1843-1860 / Simultaneous developments: documentary photography and painless surgery / Translations from the plate: the marketplace of public portraiture / Plates -- Catalogue -- Southworth and Hawes: self-portraits and family portraits -- Identified sitters -- Unidentified men -- Unidentified women -- Unidentified children -- Multiple sitters -- Postmortem -- Stereoscopic daguerreotypes -- Buildings -- Views -- Mount Auburn cemetery -- Niagara -- Event documentation -- Still lifes -- Art reproductions -- A style peculiar to themselves: an investigation info the techniques of Southworth & Hawes / Coming to light unexpectedly in a warehouse: the business of being Southworth & Hawes / A family album / Southworth & Hawes: the studio collection / The David Feigenbaum collection of Southworth & Hawes
Abstract
:
"Accompanying a traveling exhibition of the same title, Young America is the most significant publication to date on Southworth & Hawes, featuring over 150 full-scale color reproductions as well as nearly 2,000 additional black-and-white illustrations. Edited by Grant B. Romer, Director of the Advanced Program in Photography Conservation at George Eastman House, and Brian Wallis, Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator at the International Center of Photography, it includes critical analyses of the historical and cultural importance of the work of Southworth & Hawes by noted scholars in the field. Appendices include a chronology, an annotated bibliography, an exploration of the daguerreotype process, and a Southworth & Hawes family genealogy, making this catalogue an invaluable resource for researchers as well as general readers."--Book jacket.
Personal Subject
:
Southworth, Albert Sands, 1811-1894-Exhibitions.
Hawes, Josiah Johnson, 1808-1901-Exhibitions.
Corporate Subject
:
Southworth & Hawes -- Exhibitions.
Subject Term
:
Daguerreotype -- United States -- History -- Exhibitions.
Portrait photography -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
Photographers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
Photography -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
Added Author
:
Romer, Grant B.
Wallis, Brian, 1953-
Added Corporate Author
:
Southworth & Hawes.
International Center of Photography.
George Eastman House.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| VEGA Pretoria | General Books | 000009442 | 772.12 YOU | 1 |