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9780520306684: Acting Out: Cabinet Cards and the Making of Modern Photography
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ISBN 10 : 0520306686 ISBN 13 : 9780520306684
Editeur : University of California Press, 2020

Synopsis

Cabinet cards were America's main format for photographic portraiture throughout the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Standardized at 61/2 x 41/4 inches, they were just large enough to reveal extensive detail, leading to the incorporation of elaborate poses, backdrops, and props. Inexpensive and sold by the dozen, they transformed getting one's portrait made from a formal event taken up once or twice in a lifetime into a commonplace practice shared with friends.

The cards reinforced middle-class Americans' sense of family. They allowed people to show off their material achievements and comforts, and the best cards projected an informal immediacy that encouraged viewers to feel emotionally connected with those portrayed. The experience even led sitters to act out before the camera. By making photographs an easygoing fact of life, the cards forecast the snapshot and today's ubiquitous photo sharing.

Organized by senior curator John Rohrbach, Acting Out is the first ever in-depth examination of the cabinet card phenomena. Full-color plates include over 100 cards at full size, providing a highly entertaining collection of these early versions of the selfie and ultimately demonstrating how cabinet cards made photography modern.

Published in association with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

Exhibition dates:
Amon Carter Museum of American Art: August 15-November 1, 2020
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): August 8-November 7, 2021

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À propos de l'auteur

John Rohrbach is Senior Curator of Photographs at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520306686
ISBN 13 
9780520306684
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
232
Éditeur
Rohrbach John
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