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Oscar G. Rejlander : artist photographer

Pauli, Lori, author, Prodger, Phillip, contributor, Bear, Jordan, contributor, Hellman, Karen, contributor, National Gallery of Canada, J. Paul Getty Museum

2018

Overview

A fascinating survey of the varied career of an inventive and influential 19th-century photographer, from allegorical montage to Darwin's catalogue of emotions. Oscar G. Rejlander (1813-1875) was a Swedish-born photographer who pioneered the genre of art photography. He is best known for combining negatives to form elaborate allegorical compositions and for his ability to communicate expression through his photographic studies and portraits. His influence shines in the works of other important photographers of the day. This catalogue accompanies the first major retrospective on this vital yet understudied figure and considers the whole range of his activities, including his work as a painter and printmaker. Lori Pauli introduces Rejlander with a comprehensive survey of his life and career. Three essays follow, from leading scholars in the field of 19th-century photography, with topics ranging from Rejlander's engagement with Victorian painting, to his studio and working methods, to his artistic circle and work with Charles Darwin. Engagingly written and beautifully illustrated, this publication fills a void in scholarship on Rejlander; it also sheds light more broadly on the intersection of art and science and the uses of photography in Victorian culture, as well as the history of photography and its impact on Victorian culture.

• Publisher: Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada,Yale University Press
• Subject: Rejlander, Oscar Gustav, 1813-1875 Expositions. / Rejlander, O. G. 1813-1875 Exhibitions. / Rejlander, O. G. 1813-1875 Criticism and interpretation. / Rejlander, O. G. 1813-1875 Themes, motives. / Photographie Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siلecle Expositions. / Photographie artistique Expositions. / Photography Great Britain History 19th century Exhibitions. / Photography, Artistic 19th century Exhibitions. / Black-and-white photography Great Britain 19th century Exhibitions. / Portrait photography Great Britain 19th century Exhibitions. / Art and photography Great Britain History 19th century Exhibitions. / Art, Modern 19th century.
• ISBN: 9780300237092, 030023709X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
TR647.R3947 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE