Images of the West : survey photography in French collections, 1860-1880

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"As American settlement expanded westward in the 1860s, the U.S. government undertook large-scale investigations of its new territories. Images of the West: Survey Photography in French Collections, 1860-1880 presents memorable glass-plate photographs from these federal surveys. The selection i...

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Other authors / contributors: Brunet, François, 1960-2018 (Author, Editor), Gidley, M. (Mick) (Author)
Other authors / contributors: Griffith, Bronwyn (Editor)
Imprint: Giverny : [Chicago] : Musée d'Art Américain ; Terra Foundation for American Art, [2007]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects:
Photography > West (U.S.) > History > Exhibitions.
Photographers > West (U.S.) > Exhibitions.
West (U.S.) > Pictorial works > Exhibitions.
Table of Contents:
  • "With the compliments of F.V. Hayden, geologist of the United States" : photographic policies of American exploration
  • Francois Brunet Out west and in the studio : official photographs of Indians during the great survey era
  • Mick Gidley Catalogue Wide open spaces
  • Features of the landscape
  • Timothy H. O'Sullivan : a photographer at work
  • Images of Native Americans.

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