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Author: Robert Wilson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620402041 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
The first narrative biography of the Civil War's pioneering visual historian, Mathew Brady, known as the “father of American photography.” Mathew Brady's attention to detail, flair for composition, and technical mastery helped establish the photograph as a thing of value. In the 1840s and '50s, “Brady of Broadway” photographed such dignitaries as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Horace Greeley, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind. But it was during the Civil War that Brady's photography became an epochal part of American history. The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Brady knew better than anyone the dual power of the camera to record and excite, to stop a moment in time and preserve it. More than ten thousand war images are attributed to the Brady studio. But as Wilson shows, while Brady himself accompanied the Union army to the first major battle at Bull Run, he was so shaken by the experience that throughout the rest of the war he rarely visited battlefields except well before or after a major battle, instead sending teams of photographers to the front. Mathew Brady is a gracefully written and beautifully illustrated biography of an American legend-a businessman, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, most important, a historian who chronicled America during the gravest moments of the nineteenth century.
Author: Robert Wilson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1620402041 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
The first narrative biography of the Civil War's pioneering visual historian, Mathew Brady, known as the “father of American photography.” Mathew Brady's attention to detail, flair for composition, and technical mastery helped establish the photograph as a thing of value. In the 1840s and '50s, “Brady of Broadway” photographed such dignitaries as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Horace Greeley, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind. But it was during the Civil War that Brady's photography became an epochal part of American history. The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Brady knew better than anyone the dual power of the camera to record and excite, to stop a moment in time and preserve it. More than ten thousand war images are attributed to the Brady studio. But as Wilson shows, while Brady himself accompanied the Union army to the first major battle at Bull Run, he was so shaken by the experience that throughout the rest of the war he rarely visited battlefields except well before or after a major battle, instead sending teams of photographers to the front. Mathew Brady is a gracefully written and beautifully illustrated biography of an American legend-a businessman, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, most important, a historian who chronicled America during the gravest moments of the nineteenth century.
Author: James D Horan Publisher: Andesite Press ISBN: 9781376177954 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 268
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Author: Mathew Brady Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486281322 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 16
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Astonishingly clear, detailed images recall the drama, agony, and tedium of conflict. Portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and other notables, plus scenes of landmarks, camps, and battlefields. Captions, notes. 24 cards.
Author: Elizabeth Van Steenwyk Publisher: Franklin Watts ISBN: 9780531158517 Category : Photographers Languages : en Pages : 64
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A biography of the pioneering photographer, who is known for his unique portrayal of the Civil War, as well as for portraits of such personalities as Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and others.
Author: Wayne Youngblood Publisher: Chartwell Books ISBN: 9780785826668 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Photography was still in its infancy when the Civil War broke out in 1861, yet one young man, Mathew B. Brady, had the vision to create a detailed photographic record of the conflict, which nobody imagined would last for more than a few months. Brady and his associate photographers made literally thousands of images, for the most part now in the care of the Library of Congress. This book is intended as a tribute to the talented, hardy, and ardent photographers, reproducing a selection of their works--blemishes and all--which are now recognized as the first in depth photo documentation of warfare.
Author: Kari A. Cornell Publisher: ISBN: 9781532110160 Category : Photographers Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Cover -- Title Page -- Credits -- Contents -- One: The Dead of Antietam Shocks the Nation -- Two: Mathew Brady's Rise to Fame -- Three: On a Mission to Capture History -- Four: In the Field -- Five: In the Studio -- Six: Photographing the President -- Seven: Photography After the War -- Eight: Creating a National Archive -- Photgraphing the Civil War -- Glossary -- Additional Resources -- Source Notes -- Index -- About the Author
Author: Robert Wilson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 162040205X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 289
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A portrait of the visual historian illuminates his role in establishing photography as a valued documenting tool, analyzing his portraits of period dignitaries and his self-sacrificing effort to capture images of the Civil War.
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