Eakins & Photograph de DANLYK S - 1994-09-17

UsedGood The cover is clean but does show some wear. .

Smithsonian Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Smithsonian Books (DC), September 1994. Oversize Softcover . Very Good. One of the foremost American painters of the nineteenth century, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) also was a pioneer in the fields of artistic and scientific photography. Although most of his photographs relate to his private life, he also used photography to prepare for his painting and sculpture projects to research anatomy and locomotion and as an expressive medium in its own right. His platinum prints broke new ground in photographic printing but the most innovative aspect of his work was his emphasis on the nude, then part of the French repertoire of academic visual studies but rarely encountered in the United States. Eakins and the Photograph is the first catalogue of the Eakins photographs in the Pennsylvania Academy's Charles Bregler collection, which includes about three fourths of Eakins's photographic output. The book describes the entire collection of 648 images, reproducing 173 black-and-white photographs, 52… Leer más

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1994. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. Oblong 4to, 235 pp., 52 figs., 16 plates, catalog of 648 items, many illustrated. Light edgewear to wrappers, corners lightly bumped.

Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. Softcover. VG, possibly some mild edgewear, one copy has a drip of soiling to top page block. Museum WITHDRAWN sticker inside cover. Black and illustrated paper wraps. 236 pp. appx. 250 bw plates. "The first catalogue of the Eakins photographs in the Pennsylvania Academy's Charles Bregler collection, which includes about three-fourths of Eakins's photographic output. The book describes the entire collection of 648 images, reproducing 173 black-and-white photographs, 52 duotones, and a portfolio section of 16 tritones. This is the first book to place Eakins's photographic works (and those of his circle) within the context of the transitional era between 1880 and 1900, when photography moved from the realm of commerce to that of art." (dj of hardcover edition) Includes portraits, scientific photographs, animals, landscapes, and nudes. The introduction surveys the photographic scene in Philadelphia in the 1800s while the essays in the main body… Leer más

Washington DC & London: Institution Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Impression. Original decorated wrappers. 1560983531 . With frontispiece, plates & illustrations. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. A little wrinkling to top left hand corner front cover, top spine & back cover. ; The publication explores the significant contribution of Thomas Eakins, a prominent American painter of the 19th century, to the fields of artistic and scientific photography. This work not only highlights Eakins' private life through photography but also emphasizes his use of the medium in preparing for his painting and sculpture projects, researching anatomy and locomotion, and as an expressive medium in its own right. ; Octavo Oblong; xii, 236 pages .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Smithsonian, 1994-09-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Smithsonian, 1994-09-17. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 10x9x1. 1st edition, 1st printing. Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

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