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9780300142105: Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900
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ISBN 10 : 0300142102 ISBN 13 : 9780300142105
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2008

Synopsis

A fascinating look at photography's impact on science and popular culture

Brought to Light invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. In this book, accounts of scientific experimentation blend with stories of showmanship to reveal how developments in 19th-century technology could enlighten as well as frighten and amaze. Through a series of 200 vintage images--produced by photographers, scientists, and amateur inventors--this book ultimately traces the rise of popular science.

The images demonstrate early experiments with microscopes, telescopes, electricity and magnetism, motion studies, X-rays and radiation, and spirit photography. We learn how these pictures circulated among the public, whether through the press, world's fairs, or theaters. What started out as scientific progress, however, often took on the trappings of magic and superstition, as photography was enlisted to offer visual evidence of clairvoyance, spirits, and other occult influences.

With beautifully reproduced plates and engaging narratives, this book embodies the aesthetic pleasures and excitement of the tale it tells.

Published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art


Exhibition Schedule:

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (October 11, 2008 - January 4, 2009)

Albertina Museum, Vienna (March 20 - June 6, 2009)

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À propos de l'auteur

Corey Keller is associate curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Jennifer Tucker is associate professor of History at Wesleyan University. Tom Gunning is professor of Art History at the University of Chicago.

Maren Gröning is Curator of the Photographic Collection at the Albertina Museum, Vienna.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300142102
ISBN 13 
9780300142105
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
Éditeur
Keller Corey
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Personne responsable
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