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Henry Peach Robinson: Master of photographic art, 1830-1901 Hardcover – January 1, 1988

by Margaret F Harker (Author)
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Published to coincide with a major retrospective exhibition of the work of Henry Peach Robinson, this book brings together the work of one of the major Victorian photographers. In his own lifetime, Henry Peach Robinson dominated the emergent field of photography, and helped establish it as an art-form in its own right. Since his death, his work has been relatively neglected and sometimes derided for its artificiality and sentimentality. In this reappraisal, the author sets out to show him as one of the most significant figures in the genre. Some 90 illustrations are reproduced and other examples of his work are used to illustrate an account of his life and work.
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  1. Print length
    119 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    B. Blackwell
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1988
  5. ISBN-10
    0631155732
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0631155737
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This is the first book-length study of Victorian photograher Henry Peach Robinson. Famed for composite tableaux"Fading Away" used five negatives to recreate a dying girl amid the grievingRobinson strove to elevate photography from factual recording to "high art." His influential writings spread his views far beyond his Tunbridge Wells studio. Although the text is somewhat colorless, the meticulously documented chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history, as well as the superb plates, make this essential for any specialized photographic collection. Annette Melville, Research Lib. Group, Stanford, Cal.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ B. Blackwell (January 1, 1988)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 119 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0631155732
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0631155737
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
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Thierry
1.0 out of 5 stars Article en piteux état
Reviewed in France on December 8, 2023
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Certes je savais qu’il s’agissait d’un livre d’occasion …
Mais je ne savais pas qu’il provenait d’une bibliothèque universitaire (il y a encore la fiche de location, bien remplie - avec en plus les tampons de la bibliothèque sur certaines pages). Même le scotch jaune sur la tranche pour le ranger en rayon est encore là.
Je ne m’attendais pas à recevoir un bouquin qui était destiné au mieux à une poubelle.
Très déçu par ce vendeur !
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just another user
5.0 out of 5 stars tolles Buch
Reviewed in Germany on November 24, 2020
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und es wurde auch schnell geliefert . perfekt.
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photovisuality
5.0 out of 5 stars See where a great deal of modern photographic composition came from in this wonderful insight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2014
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Henry Peach Robinson was an accomplished painter, stone mason and photographer. He studied a range of painters work as to their use of compositional techniques which he adopted in his own photography. This book covers a range of topics including pictorialism with included plates of his work that reference the techniques and approaches he used. He also composed photographs using more than one negative to achieve the final pleasing result. Some would say these were nieve. I would not. We as photographers forget Robinsons influence on photographic composition used to this day and should recognie this.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting an insight, not only into Robinsons work but also the thought processes and principles used in producing such stunning photographs.
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