james Robertson
IMAGE (1979. vol 22. issue 2.)
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A Professional Photographer and His Amateur Counterparts: A Comparative Study….1
Brief comparison of photographic views of the same sites in Egypt taken by Antoine (Antonio) Beato in the 1870s or 80s and Kodak No. 1 roll-film images taken by two unidentified amateurs.
Aimé Rochas: Daguerreotypist….11
Little is known about amateur Rochas who photographed in the Middle East and helped perfect a method for copying daguerreotypes. Three plates from Maxime du Camp’s album Egypt, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie are actually copy photographs from daguerreotypes made by Rochas.
Recent Acquisitions: Paul Lewis Anderson (1880-1956)….15
Self-taught photographer Anderson was a noted author of several books pertaining to the practice of pictorialist photography. He taught at the Clarence H. White School of Photography and operated a portrait studio—for a time in partnership with Karl Struss. Anderson’s daughter donated his photograph collection to George Eastman House.
Osa and Martin Johnson: World Travellers in Africa….21
Article drawn from Osa’s autobiography describing their numerous trips to Africa and the South Pacific and the resulting travelogues and nature films. Discusses their entrepreneurial start promoting Martin’s film and traveling show documenting Jack London’s South Seas journey.
"Designing Hollywood"….31
Dr. Norman Gambill was the guest curator for the Eastman House exhibition “Designing Hollywood: Productions of Harry Horner (1940-1972).” Production designer Horner also received an award from George Eastman House in recognition of his achievements.
A Bibliography on Conservation of Photographs….32
A short reference list of published articles, reports, and books on photographic conservation.
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….33
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Author : Pratt, George C., Director of Publications Meinwald, Dan, Co-editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 22 Number : 2 Date : June, 1979
IMAGE (1974. vol 17. issue 3.)
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Robertson of Constantinople....1
On the career of James Robertson, an Englishman who spent much time photographing the landscape, architecture, and inhabitants of Constantinople. He also photographed the Crimean War and the Indian mutiny with Felice Beato.
Lynne Cohen: Interiors—Portfolio....12
Author locates Cohen’s photographs, which document interior spaces, within a tradition of interior photography by practitioners such as Atget, Evans, Lange, Arbus, and Nicholas Nixon.
King Vidor's THE CROWD....20
A fresh analysis of the film The Crowd, including a summation of several earlier interpretations that, for the author, reflect the reviewer’s conception of society more than sound analysis.
Review: Photography of Gary Hallman....26
Author believes subject matter is of minimal importance in Hallman’s abstracted photographs, which are primarily concerned with visual perception.
Books Received....27
Films Received....27
Four Exhibitions....27
Synoptic Catalog....28
The synoptic catalog is a selective survey of the photographic and allied resources of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House. Ernst Haas to James Hilbrandt.
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….33
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Author : Pratt, George C., ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 17 Number : 3 Date : September, 1974