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IMAGE (1993. vol 36. issue 1–2.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by Marianne Fulton
3….JOHN WHEELEY GOUGH GUTCH ""IN SEARCH OF HEALTH AND THE PICTURESQUE"" by David Wooters
Rich portrait of the peripatetic maker of an early amateur travel album, Photographic Illustrations of Scotland, housed at George Eastman House. The article follows Gutch’s travels and quest to capture the Picturesque.
17….THE DISAPPEARANCE OF UCHIDA, KYUICHI AND THE DISCOVERY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY ASIAN PHOTOGRAPHY by Clark Worswick
Detailed description of the obstacles in researching Asian photographic history focusing on the transformative period in Japan from 1860-1875. Worswick discusses the importance and scarcity of photographs by Japanese photographers from this period and the difficulties in determining their provenance.
33….A MASTER PIECE: HEINRICH SCHWARZ'S BOOK ON DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL by Martin Gasser
A close reading of Schwarz’s book on Hill published in 1931 combined with a thorough investigation of concurrent scholarly work pertaining to photographic history and the cultural climate illuminating Schwarz’s life and scholarship.
55….HILL AND ADAMSON: ARTISTS OF THE CALOTYPE
Details of the collaboration between the Scottish photographers Hill and Adamson, pioneers in the production of calotypes including a description of the calotype process; on the occasion of an exhibit at George Eastman House Feb. 6-June 6, 1993.
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Author : Enyeart, James L., Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of George Eastman House Volume : 36 Number : 1–2 Date : Spring–Summer, 1993
IMAGE (1977. vol 20. issue 3–4.)
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Arnold Genthe, Gentleman Photographer….1
Genthe’s approach to photography, increasingly anachronistic by the 1920s in its eschewal of modernism, reflected his allegiance with members of an American upper middle class gentility who sought to live and uphold the values of 19th century European high culture.
The Photographic Essay….11
Article talks about the beginnings of the modern photographic essay in the 1930s with several examples from Life illustrating what constitutes the successful presentation of a picture story. Article is excerpt from Theodore M. Brown’s 1972 book Margaret Bourke-White: Photojournalist.
Film Publicity and Production Shots: A Portfolio….19
A portfolio of ten behind the scenes publicity and production photographs from films dating between 1909-1936.
Ophuls' Celebration of Love: LIEBELEI….28
Author compares director Max Ophuls’ 1932 film adaptation of Liebelei to the 1895 Arthur Schnitzler play, explaining how the filmmaker uses the particular characteristics of cinematic space to present a unique and reinvigorated version of the overworked story of an officer’s love affair with a Viennese shop girl.
Editorial: Conservation and Photographs….33
Doherty outlines how a conservator should work in equal partnership with a collection curator to ensure the preservation of photographs entrusted to a museum.
In Search of the "Natural": An Interview with Frank Borzage….34
Interview with actor and director Frank Borzage conducted by Pratt in 1958 provides several anecdotes from his filmmaking career.
Early Film Activities of William Fox….44
A sketch of the New Jersey beginnings of what would become the Twentieth Century Fox film production company. Excerpt from Paul C. Spehr’s book The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey. Includes six images from these early Fox productions featuring the vamps, Theda Bara and Valeska Surratt.
Early Feature Films….53
Article covers the period 1913-15 and discusses how the New York Motion Picture Corporation made the transition from producing mostly one and two reel shorts to making and marketing feature length films.
The Grün Liquid Lens….63
Medical doctor Edward Ferdinand Grün patents a questionable improvement in lens design–the addition of a liquid between two of the elements.
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….65
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Author : Pratt, George C., Director of Publications Rayner, W. Paul, Co-Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 20 Number : 3–4 Date : September–December, 1977