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1000 photo icons / George Eastman House.

Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Köln : Taschen, [2002]Copyright date: ©2002Description: 766 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 3822820970 (hardback); 9783822820971 (hardback).Subject(s): Photography, Artistic -- History -- SourcesDDC classification: 770.1
Contents:
The collections at George -- A legacy in the making -- The blind man's elephant -- All things under the sun: Daguerre and the daguerreotype -- Southworth and hawes -- Talbot and the paper negative -- Hill and Adamson -- The calotype in France -- An even greater measure: Italy - Rome -- Italy - Pompeii -- Italy - Florence -- Italy - Venie -- The Middle East - Egypt -- The Middle East - Palestine and Syria, Baalbek, Palmyra, Jerusalem -- The Middle East - Turkey -- India -- The Far East - Japan -- The Far East - China -- The Americans -- The American West -- California and the Far West -- Technology and war: Technology -- Crimea -- The American Civil War -- A matter of fact -- Photography's public and private lives -- Artful ambitions -- An art of its own -- Our modern world -- The object photographed -- Photography sells -- Public record -- Candid witness -- The visual mind -- American seen -- The world beat -- Peers and predecessors.
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General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store 770.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00230261
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Includes bibliographical references (pages: 747-757) and index.

The collections at George -- A legacy in the making -- The blind man's elephant -- All things under the sun: Daguerre and the daguerreotype -- Southworth and hawes -- Talbot and the paper negative -- Hill and Adamson -- The calotype in France -- An even greater measure: Italy - Rome -- Italy - Pompeii -- Italy - Florence -- Italy - Venie -- The Middle East - Egypt -- The Middle East - Palestine and Syria, Baalbek, Palmyra, Jerusalem -- The Middle East - Turkey -- India -- The Far East - Japan -- The Far East - China -- The Americans -- The American West -- California and the Far West -- Technology and war: Technology -- Crimea -- The American Civil War -- A matter of fact -- Photography's public and private lives -- Artful ambitions -- An art of its own -- Our modern world -- The object photographed -- Photography sells -- Public record -- Candid witness -- The visual mind -- American seen -- The world beat -- Peers and predecessors.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. 6)
  • The Collections at George Eastman House (p. 8)
  • A Legacy in the Making (p. 11)
  • The Blind Man's Elephant (p. 21)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 31)
  • About This Publication (p. 33)
  • All Things under the Sun (p. 36)
  • Daguerre and the Daguerreotype (p. 40)
  • Southworth and Hawes (p. 78)
  • Talbot and the Paper Negative (p. 90)
  • Hill and Adamson (p. 100)
  • The Calotype in France (p. 114)
  • An Even Greater Measure (p. 140)
  • Italy - Rome (p. 140)
  • Italy - Pompeii (p. 146)
  • Italy - Florence (p. 148)
  • Italy - Venice (p. 150)
  • The Middle East - Egypt (p. 157)
  • The Middle East - Palestine and Syria, Baalbek, Palmyra, Jerusalem (p. 168)
  • The Middle East - Turkey (p. 175)
  • India (p. 178)
  • The Far East - Japan (p. 186)
  • The Far East - China (p. 191)
  • The Americas (p. 192)
  • The American West (p. 197)
  • California and the Far West (p. 215)
  • Technology and War (p. 226)
  • Technology (p. 226)
  • Crimea (p. 250)
  • The American Civil War (p. 258)
  • A Matter of Fact (p. 272)
  • Photography's Public and Private Lives (p. 306)
  • Artful Ambitions (p. 348)
  • An Art of Its Own (p. 390)
  • Our Modern World (p. 434)
  • The Object Photographed (p. 474)
  • Photography Sells (p. 542)
  • Public Record (p. 574)
  • Candid Witness (p. 626)
  • The Visual Mind (p. 638)
  • America Seen (p. 654)
  • The World Beat (p. 670)
  • Peers and Predecessors (p. 684)
  • Glossary (p. 732)
  • Selected Bibliography (p. 747)
  • Photographers' Credits (p. 759)
  • Index of Photographers (p. 762)