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Need To Know What These Terms Mean

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June 16, 2002

For early photographs:
Search for information about calotype, collodion, and daguerreotype (I deliberately listed them in alphabetical order). Another clue: "cartes-des-visite"

For 19th Century Landscapes:
Search for a biography about Roger Fenton, or P.H. Delamotte, or Francis Bedford.

For Pictorialism (you misspelled it):
Search for a biography about Alfred Stieglitz, or Clarence White, or Edward Steichen (first name was originally spelled "Eduard" until he had it changed).

For Modernism:
Read more about Alfred Stieglitz! Then find out about Edward Weston (one of his books in particular) and a couple of his contemporaries: Paul Strand, and Charles Sheeler.

For Documentary:
Look for biogoraphies about Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David "Chim" Seymour, and George Rodger.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting
-- John

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June 17, 2002

Look for information about the 1955 New York Museum of Modern Art exhibition assembled by Edward Steichen: "The Family of Man"

Hmmm . . . interesting how Edward Steichen's name comes up again!

-- John

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June 17, 2002