The Early American Daguerreotype
Cross-Currents in Art and Technology
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Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28303606M
- ISBN-139780262034104
- ISBN-100262034107
- OCLC Control Number950995596
- OCLC Control Number945105197
and 2 more
- Internet Archiveearlyamericandag0000gill
- Library of Congress Control Number2015038375
Classifications
- LCCTR365 .G555 2015
- LCCTR365.G555 2015
Description
"Gillespie maps the evolution of the daguerreotype, as medium and as profession, from its introduction to the ascendancy of the "American process," tracing its relationship to other fields and the professionalization of those fields. She does so by recounting the activities of a series of American daguerreotypists, including fine artists, scientists, and mechanical tinkerers. She describes, for example, experiments undertaken by Samuel F. B. Morse as he made the transition from artist to inventor; how artists made use of the daguerreotype, both borrowing conventions from fine art and establishing new ones for a new medium; the use of the daguerreotype in various sciences, particularly astronomy; and technological innovators who drew on their work in the mechanical arts. "--Publisher's website.
Other Editions
- The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-Currents in Art and Technology
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