Photography in Japan 1853-1912
Photography in Japan 1853-1912

Author: Terry Bennett

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1462907083

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Photography in Japan 1853-1912 is a fascinating visual record of Japanese culture during its metamorphosis from a feudal society to a modern, industrial nation at a time when the art of photography was still in its infancy. The 350 rare and antique photos in this book, most of them published here for the first time, chronicle the introduction of photography in Japan and early Japanese photography. The images are more than just a history of photography in Japan; they are vital in helping to understand the dramatic changes that occurred in Japan during the mid-nineteenth century. These rare Japanese photographs--whether sensational or everyday, intimate or panoramic--document a nation about to abandon its traditional ways and enter the modern era. Taken between 1853 and 1912 by the most important Japanese and foreign photographers working in Japan, this is the first book to document the history of early photography in Japan a comprehensive and systematic way.

Contact Zones
Contact Zones

Author: Justin Carville

Publisher: Leuven University Press

Published: 2021-06-17

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9462702527

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Since the mid-nineteenth century photography has played a central role in cultural encounters within and between migrant communities in the United States. Migrant histories have been mediated through the photographic image, and the cultural practices of photography have themselves been transformed as migrant communities mobilise the photographic image to navigate experiences of cultural dislocation and the forging of new identities. Exploring photographic images and the cultural practices of photography as ‘contact zones’ through which cultural exchange and transformation takes place, this volume addresses the role of photography in migrant histories in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to today. Taking as its focal point photography’s role in shaping migrant experiences of cultural transformation, and how migrant experiences have re-configured culturally differentiated practices of photography, case studies on migration from Europe, Central America, and North America position photography as entwined with cultural histories of migration and cultural transformation in the United States.

The World of Stereographs
The World of Stereographs

Author: William Culp Darrah

Publisher: William Darrah Culp

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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An exact reprint edition of the definitive work on stereographs originally published by the author in 1977. Intended as a survey and guide to stereographs, it considers them from four points of view: historical, geographical, topical, and by the photographers who produced them. Two checklists include: the names and locations of 3500 North American stereographers arranged alphabetically by states; and a world register of 4200 cited photographers giving the countries and approximate dates of activity, with references to the pages of the book on which they are cited. Three hundred illustrations of stereographs supplement the text.

Art Books
Art Books

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13:

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Including an international directory of museum permanent collection catalogs.