Industrial madness : commercial photography in Paris, 1848-1871 /

"In 1848 there were thirteen commercial photographic studios in the city of Paris. By 1871 this number had expanded to almost 400. This book is the first to analyze the origins of professional photography during the Second Empire and its transformation from a novel curiosity to a vital part of...

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Author / Contributor: McCauley, Elizabeth Anne (Author)
Imprint: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1994]
Format: Electronic
Language:English
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Series:Yale publications in the history of art (Unnumbered)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Photographers: Images and Realities
  • 2. The Business of Photography
  • 3. Nadar and the Selling of Bohemia
  • 4. Braquehais and the Photographic Nude
  • 5. Collard, the Machine, and the Modern State
  • 6. Aubry's Dream for Industry
  • 7. Art Reproductions for the Masses
  • Conclusion: Bonapartism and Photography
  • Appendix: Commercial Photographers in Paris, 1848-1871.