Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England's most celebrated and influential photographer during the 1850s, the "golden age" of this radically new medium. Fenton's majestic pictures of cathedrals, country houses, and varied countryside were without peer in England - as were his views of the royal castles and Houses of Parliament that embodied Britain's power. But Fenton's choice of subjects ranged more widely still: he was among the first to photograph the Kremlin and other landmarks of Moscow and Kiev; he was commissioned in ...
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Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England's most celebrated and influential photographer during the 1850s, the "golden age" of this radically new medium. Fenton's majestic pictures of cathedrals, country houses, and varied countryside were without peer in England - as were his views of the royal castles and Houses of Parliament that embodied Britain's power. But Fenton's choice of subjects ranged more widely still: he was among the first to photograph the Kremlin and other landmarks of Moscow and Kiev; he was commissioned in 1855 to document the Crimean War, producing early war photographs; and he created theatrical Orientalist costume pictures and a startling series of lush still lifes. Fenton had first studied law and painting, but soon after he took up the camera he was making photographs that were technically superb and highly original in their handling of composition, perspective, atmosphere, and light. Always he strove to demonstrate that photography could equal the art of painting and even surpass it. He was the force behind the founding of the Photographic Society (later the Royal Photographic Society), which worked to advance the profession and encouraged the exhibition of members' works throughout Britain. In a career of a single decade, Fenton did much to transform photography into a medium of powerful expression and visual delight. This exquisitely produced book - the first comprehensive publication on Fenton in almost twenty years - presents eighty-five of the artist's finest photographs and discusses every aspect of his work and his remarkable career. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (October 17, 2004, to January 2, 2005); the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (February 1 to April 25, 2005); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (May 16 to August 14, 2005); and Tate Britain, London (September 25, 2005, to January 2, 2006).
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New. Size: 9x1x12; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xiv, 290 pages: illustrations, maps; 26 x 30 cm. "Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England's most celebrated photographer during the 1850s, the young medium's most glorious moment. After studying law and painting, Fenton took up the camera in 1851 and immediately began to produce highly original images. During a decade of work he mastered every photographic genre he attempted: architectural photography, landscape, portraiture, still life, reportage, and tableau vivant." "This volume presents ninety of Fenton's finest photographs, exactingly reproduced. Six leading scholars have contributed nine illustrated essays that address every aspect of Fenton's career, as well as a comprehensive, documented chronology." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. 304 pages with 174 illustrations 96 quadratone photographs. Texts in English. Minimal shelfwear to the edges of the boards. Else, the binding is tight and solid, the corners of the boards are sharp, and the dustjacket is bright and unblemished, preserved by a Mylar cover. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Tate Britain, London September 21, 2005-January 2, 2006 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY May 16-August 14, 2005. List of Plates. Notes to teh Essays and Chronology. Bibliography.
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Fine in fine jacket. With contributions by Richard Pare, Pamer Roberts, and Roger Taylor. 174 illustrations, 96 in quadratone. xiv + 290pp., thick, oblong 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, (2004). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2050grams, ISBN: 9780300104905.
