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76 Cards in this Set
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Joseph Niépce View From the Window at Le Gras 1826 first photograph (technically heliograph) |
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Joseph Niépce View From the Window at Le Gras 1826 first photo - retouched and digitally enhanced, focused on lighting and aesthetics over content |
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Jacques Daguerre Boulevard du Temple 1839 first daguerretype, first photo shown in public, first photo with a person in it |
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William Fox Talbot Botanical Specimen 1839 photogenic drawing, contact prints on photo-sensitive paper |
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William Fox Talbot Rouen 1843 subject is subjectivity, scene takes advantage of camera exposure |
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William Fox Talbot Pencil of Nature 1844 - 1846 first book illustrated with photos, includes 24 photographs with separately printed title page |
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William Fox Talbot The Open Door (from The Pencil of Nature) 1844 composition set up for photograph |
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William Fox Talbot Articles of Glass (from The Pencil of Nature) 1844 focus on glass reflections - showcasing functionality of photography |
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William Fox Talbot Part of Queen's College, Oxford (from The Pencil of Nature) 1844 photographic document of important places |
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Daguerrotype - invented by Louis Daguerre, Nicephore Niépce - french - metal plate - positive image - unique - sharp image - bought by the state (did not enter free market) Calotype - invented by William Talbot - english - on paper - positive and negative image - infinitely reproducible - soft/blurred - patented (entered free market) |
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Hercule Florence photographic copy of pharmacy labels 1833 used direct contact with photosensitive paper and sunlight |
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Hippolyte Bayard Self-Portrait as a Drowned Man 1839 photography often used to photograph the dead, but this scene is staged |
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Anna Atkins Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions 1843 scientific uses of photography |
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David Hill & Robert Adamson Newhaven Fishwives 1845 photographers produced portraits documenting human relationships |
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David Hill & Robert Adamson The Fairy Tree at Colinton 1846 |
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Alois Auer Der Polygraphische Apparat 1853 Naturselbstdruck - lace sample |
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Alois Auer Faust: poligraphisch illustrirte Zeitschrift 1854 relief print photograph (Naturselbstdruck) contains element of texture |
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Albert Southworth Self-Portrait 1848 artistically staged portraits |
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Albert Southworth & Josiah Hawes Rufus Choate 1850 daguerreotype of well-known lawyer, scene staged with law books |
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Albert Southworth & Josiah Hawes Young Girl with Hand on Shoulder 1850 black and white photos colored in - to seem more realistic |
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Matthew Brady Gallery of Illustrious Americans 1850 collection of lithographs formed from daguerrotypes |
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Matthew Brady Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry 1856 - 1858 elite member of society's portrait |
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André Disdéri Prince Lobkowitz 1858 cartes were produced in sets of 8 so the subject could have an array of poses (sometimes funny since print was so inexpensive) |
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André Disdéri Napoleon III 1859 celebrity carte-de-viste (images of well known figures available to public) |
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André Disdéri The Juggler Manoel 1861 composite of multiple photos (recurring juggling motif) - relationship between photography and time, challenges idea that photos can capture one instant moment |
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André Disdéri Danvers 1864 carte-de-viste patented by photographer (camera with multiple senses exposes 8 consecutive portraits on a single plate ) |
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André Disdéri The Imperial Court of Napoleon III 1866 composited photos of entire court |
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John Mayall Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 1861 photographer produced the Royal Album (cartes of the Royal family for the public) |
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John Mayall The Prince Verifies a Reference 1860 staging of photograph shows the prince in a manly position, but also gives the queen overall power |
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photographer unknown The Fresh View Agent Soliciting from Stereoscopes in Use 1860s stereograph - photographic technique to create depth by printing two images taken from slightly different angles on one card and viewing the final picture through a stereoscope |
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Mary Filmer collage of her drawing room 1865 watercolor painting with photographic cutouts pasted in, figured included herself and known associates |
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photographer unknown Looking up Broadway from the Corner of Broome Street 1868 stereograph of advantageous views |
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Eva Macdonald What Are Trumps? (from Westmorland Album) 1869 collage of watercolor and albumen prints |
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Maria Cator untitled page from the Cator Album late 1860s/1870s collage of watercolor and albumen silver prints |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Tufa Domes, Pyramid Lake, Nevada 1868 Photolithography after O'Sullivan Tufa Domes, Pyramid Lake (published in King Survey report) 1875 photography developed as a documentation tool for surveys - to represent landscapes in legible graphic materials for environmental study |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Melon Cactus, Colorado River 1871 modern contact print |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Snow Peaks, Bull Run Mining District 1871 differed from conventional landscape drawings, used same techniques as topographers - example of survey expereience |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Black Canon, Colorado River from Camp 8, Looking Above 1871 human interaction in the landscape |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Historic Spanish Record of Conquest: South Side of Inscription Rock, N.M. No.3 1873 albumen print |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Ancient Ruins in the Canon de Chelle 1873 nature scene photograph uses artistic conventions of landscape painting, use of lighting for dramatic affect |
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Timothy O'Sullivan View on Apache Lake 1873 apache figures in nature with western photographer looking on |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Aboriginal Life Among the Navajoe Indians 1873 document of aboriginal life - figures seem idol |
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Timothy O'Sullivan Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, View Across the Top of the Falls 1874 survey photography |
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Carleton Watkins Section of the Grizzly Giant - 33 Feet Diameter 1855 - 1856 / reprinted in 1875 calculated views for effect - scale to man in photo, tree base takes up most of space, figure emerged in tree |
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Carleton Watkins Washington Column, 2052 ft. Yosemite 1861 Yosemite images relevant for environmental initiatives - brought attention to this area |
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Carleton Watkins The Yosemite Valley from the Best General View 1866 yosemite images brought attention to this area for environmental initiatives, calculated views for the best shot |
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Carleton Watkins Cape Horn near Celilo 1867 photography as views and not landscapes, survey photography for the expansion of railroads (uncharted terrain with railroad leading away) |
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Carleton Watkins Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon 1867 / printed 1880 - 1890 brought unexplored regions of the American West to the rest of the world, photographic manipulation with noble intentions - skies imposed into landscapes |
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Carleton Watkins Devil's Canyon, Geysers, Looking Down 1868 photography as views and not landscapes, dynamic shots for aesthetic effect |
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Carleton Watkins Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California 1871 photography as environmental initiative - destructive mining shown in photos |
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Gustave Le Grey Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fountainebleau 1849-1852 used photography to preserve and respect forest - Forest of Fountainbleau common motif in both paint and photographic landscapes |
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Gustav Le Grey Tree, Forest of Fountainebleau 1856 used photography to preserve and respect forest - Forest of Fountainbleau common motif in both paint and photographic landscapes |
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Calvert Jones Capuchin Friars 1846 fifth friar blocked out, can see in negative |
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Édouard Baldus Boats at Low Tide, Boulogne 1855 skies imposed into landscapes - photographs don't pick up clouds and for aesthetic purposes |
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Roger Fenton Valley of the Shadow of Death 1855 war scene but no war happening, cannonballs strategically placed |
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Camille Silvy River Scene 1858 composite photograph |
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Henry Robinson Fading Away 1858 composite print of 'woman dying', public outrage over photographer intrusion, photo revealed as fake, defeat us purpose of "photo document" |
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Henry Robinson Little Red Riding Hood 1860 fairytale scenes staged in photographs were very popular |
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George Barnard Sherman and His Generals 1865 dead general composited into photo to showcase the entire group |
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Joseph Daziaro Red Square, Moscow 1870 black and white photo colored in - scene more brightly colored than real life for marketing purposes |
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Ernest Appert Massacre de Dominicains d'Arcueil 1871 France used staged photographs to manipulate historical events, scene shows brutality of Paris Commune |
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William Notman Yachting near Boston 1880 photo staged in studio |
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Edward Steichen The Pond - Moonrise 1904 focused on aesthetics rather than reality, painted on top of photos |
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Nadar Self-Portrait with his Wife in a Hot Air Ballon 1863 photographed Paris from hot air balloon |
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unknown artist Same Man Five Times in Judge Costume recurring motif of multiple heads |
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unknown artist Two-Headed Man 1850s recurring motif of multiple heads |
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unknown artist Psycho-Sexual Murder Scene 1860s recurring motif of multiple heads, private portrait |
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Hippolyte Baraduc Photograph of the Fluidic Nimbus of a Medium's Thumb 1893 aimed to photograph animism, intended for scientific evaluation |
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Narkiewitsch-Jodko Spark Made on the Surface of the Body of a Prostitute - Well Washed 1895 photographed people's lifestyle/morality though bursts of energy |
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Louis Darget Photograph of Thought & Photograph of a Dream: The Eagle 1896 intended to capture thoughts by using photosensitive paper |
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Mumler Mary Todd Lincoln with the Spirit of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln photo studios specialized in capturing ghosts on camera - imposed old photo of Lincoln on negative of real portrait |
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anon Partial Dematerialization of the Medium Marguerite Beuttinger women posed as mediums, gave women agency |
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Eugene Thiebault Publicity Photograph: Henri Robin and the Specter 1863 some spirit photographs were obviously not real |
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Joseph Smith (unknown) 1885 - 1898? many post-mortem baby photos for Private Display |
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William Hope Séance 1905 photo studios specialized in capturing ghosts on camera |
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Elsie Wright Frances and the Fairies early 20th century photos of young girls with fairies that they claimed to be authentic, years later confessed that pictures were cut out from a storybook |
