Young America: The Daguerreotypes Of Southworth & Hawes

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Early American history and culture captured in daguerrotypes
From 1845 to 1862 Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes maintained a famous photography studio, using the most famous personalities of their times as subjects and also capturing on film some of the most notable of events and places. Their focus was fine art photography rather than simple portraiture, and their daguerreotypes thus captured more than factual images alone, adding touches which captured historic and cultural elements. YOUNG AMERICA accompanies an exhibition of the same name and packs in over a hundred color reproductions plus nearly 2,000 black and white illustrations. Editor Grant Romer is Director of the Advanced Program in Photography Conservation at George Eastman House, and Brian Wallis is Director of Exhibitions and Chief Curator at the International Center of Photography: together these scholars create not just a catalog, but a historical survey of the daguerreotype process and Southworth and Hawes' influences on photographic achievement as a whole. The wealth of images packed into the book alone would make it a highly recommended pick; the focus on daguerreotype history and Southworth and Hawes' lasting achievements make it essential for any serious art collection.



An Important Resource for Southworth & Hawes Research
I received the first time this catalogue of the Amazon, and completely appreciated it, then went little then to see the object exposed to the ICP in New York. The book reproduces the splendid images admirably, and was an interesting addition and of lighting to the exposed object itself. It is a surprisingly complete catalogue of the output of this studio, and it was as interesting to see the smaller images and little known because it was to see more most familiar, the splendid portraits of entirety-dish and the scenes which we saw during years. One duty-to have for no matter whom who likes the American daguerreotypes.



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