The Photography of Victorian Scotland / / Roddy Simpson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Simpson, Roddy,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 130 B/W illustrations

This is the first book to provide a full and coherent introduction to the photography of Victorian Scotland. There are many books which deal with particular elements and individual photographers, which show the interest in the subject, but no book draws everything together to provide an understanding of the multi-faceted nature of photography and the inter-relationship with other activities in the society of the time. This authoritative introduction, building upon these other publications, will provide a wide-ranging appreciation of early Scottish photography and in particular that Scottish photography was in the vanguard of many international trends. The material has been structured and the topics organised, with appropriate illustrations, as both a readable narrative and a foundation text for the subject. Key Features Draws together a coherent narrative of the many different aspects of photography in Victorian ScotlandShows how photography was related to, and was influenced by, the society and culture of the timeHighlights how Scotland and Scots were in the forefront of photography in Victorian timesUses the most apt illustrations to emphasise the quality of the image-making Includes 130 illustrations

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1. The Origins of Scottish Photography: Pioneering Activities in St Andrews and Edinburgh -- 2. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: the ‘Partnership of Genius’ and the First Art Photography -- 3. Photography for the Few: The Activities of the Enthusiastic and Artistic Amateurs -- 4. Photography in Demand: The Work of the Increasing Number of Professional Photographers to Meet Public Demand -- 5. Scots Abroad: The Achievements of Scottish Photographers Around the World -- 6. Tourists and Travellers: Images of Scotland Produced for the Rapidly Growing Tourist Market and Photographs Taken by Visitors -- 7. Recording Social Conditions and Industrial Change: Photographs of what was Being Lost and what was Replacing it -- 8. Photography as Art: Looking at the Images and the Arguments -- 9. Populist Activity and Pictorialism: Popular Involvement with Cheap and Mass Produced Cameras and Photographers with Artistic Aspirations -- 10. Scotland’s Enduring Photographic Legacy -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index