The Photography of Victorian Scotland / / Roddy Simpson.
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 understandin...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 130 B/W illustrations |
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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