In 1848 there were 13 commercial photographic studios in the city of Paris. By 1871 this number had expanded to almost 400. This book analyzes the origins of professional photography during the Second Empire and its transformation from a novel curiosity to a vital part of the urban environment. Drawing on extensive archival documentation, Elizabeth Anne McCauley profiles the people who became commercial photographers - the innovators, entrepreneurs, and "artistes" who tried to earn their fortunes but were beset by ...
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In 1848 there were 13 commercial photographic studios in the city of Paris. By 1871 this number had expanded to almost 400. This book analyzes the origins of professional photography during the Second Empire and its transformation from a novel curiosity to a vital part of the urban environment. Drawing on extensive archival documentation, Elizabeth Anne McCauley profiles the people who became commercial photographers - the innovators, entrepreneurs, and "artistes" who tried to earn their fortunes but were beset by bankruptcy and failure. She also discusses the business of photography - the ways studios were formed, products promoted, and finaincial backers found. In a detailed analysis of five studios that represent different aspects of commercial production, from industrial photographs to art reproductions, McCauley uncovers the social, political, and psychological needs that each type of photography satisfied. For example, in an examination of the market for photographs of female nudes, McCauley documents how the photohraphs reinforces masculine stereotypes of female sexual passivity, how government responses to such inages reflected the precarousness of Napoleon III's political power, and how the photographs were positioned within ongoing arguments about realism as a new literary and artistic movement. Industrial Madness is not only a contribution to the sociology of the arts but also an exploration of the ways ideology and visual representation intersected during the decades that saw the birth of modernism. The book also includes a comprehensive listing of commercial photographers working in Paris between 1848 and 1871.
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Good+ (Ex art library with sticker on DJ spine and on rear pastedown; DJ is lightly edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; boards are lightly edgeworn; textblock edges have light toning and smudging; interior is clean; binding is solid. ) Red and photo-illustrated DJ with white lettering; black cloth over boards with silver lettering; xvi, 448 pp.; richly illustrated. "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 the urban environment."--DJ.
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Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. The dust jacket has two closed tears, rubbing and creasing at the spine ends and is missing a small piece (3/4 x 1/4") at the top edge near the spine. Fine condition in very good dust jacket. A volume in the Yale Publications in the History of Art series. Selling Used and Rare books online since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; Yale Publications in the History of Art; Black-and-white illustrations; Large 8vo.; xvi, 448 pages.
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