Contributions

  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts. - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Distributed by University of Washington Press, Minneapolis, Minn, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

23,750 words, Guess

Page Count

95 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100912964987
  • ISBN-139780912964980
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007941103
  • OCLC Control Number225648858
  • Better World Books9780912964980
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC770.92
  • LCCTR647 .E474 2008
  • LCCTR647.E474 2008
and 1 more
  • LCCTR145 .P48 2008

Description

"Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936) was a leading English photographer who spearheaded a style he termed "naturalistic photography." He argued for photography as a fine art, encouraged his colleagues to use nature as their standard, and introduced the theory of "differential focusing," whereby the main subject was in focus and everything else fell into moderate softness." "Many young Americans admired Emerson's work, forming a movement of naturalistic photography in this country that lasted from the 1890s to about 1930. Like Emerson, they emphasized the beauty of Mother Nature and humankind's harmony with her, photographing the land in all its seasons. Among the photographers whose work is included are Edward S. Curtis, Rudolf Eickemeyer, Alfred Stieglitz, and Doris Ulman."--Jacket.

Subjects

People

P. H. Emerson (1856-1936)

Genres

  • Exhibitions

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