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Roger Fenton

Categorie	Fotografie (Kunst)
Boeknummer	#367111-AE15
Titel	Roger Fenton
Auteur	Richard Pare (essay)
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	New York : Aperture Foundation
Jaar van uitgave	1987
ISBN10	0893812714
ISBN13	9780893812713
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous full page photographs in b/w, square (circa 21x21cm). Masters of Photography Series, Number Four.
Samenvatting	Roger Fenton achieved widespread fame for his coverage of the Crimean War, as it was the first extensive photographic documentation of a war. "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is regarded as one of the most important photographs of war that has ever been recorded. However, the Crimean photographs account for only a small section of the thousands that he produced, and of the many subjects in which he took an interest. Fenton's work was greatly admired by Queen Victoria, and he was commissioned to take portraits of the royal family. He traveled and photographed extensively in the United Kingdom and Russia. He also photographed still lifes and landscapes. These landscapes, full of Romantic poetic sensibility, may be the greatest tribute to his art, revealing the audacity and innov... (Lees verder)ation of his vision, together with a sense of serene harmony. They provide a unique view of the Victorian aesthetic. In an introductory essay, Richard Pare provides an account of the artist's life, and his many and varied contributions to the art of photography.
Pagina's	95
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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