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IMAGE (1975. vol 18. issue 1.)
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Nancy Newhall (1908-1974)….1
Short summary of the highlights of the late Nancy Newhall’s career as a writer, scholar, curator, and photographer. Includes a bibliography of her writings.
Dallett Fuguet….6
Extensive review of the writings and images of critic and photographer Fuguet, long time Stieglitz associate, writer and editor for both Camera Notes and Camera Work, and founding member of the Photo-Secession. Includes a bibliography of his writings.
Trial Balloons: The Chamber Mystery….18
Analysis of the use of unusual caption balloons to present dialogue in the silent film The Chamber Mystery. Author compares the technical and aesthetic problems these dialogue balloons created with similar problems faced by early sound films.
The Blonde Telegrapher: Blanche Sweet….21
Biographical information on Blanche Sweet who, like most early film actors, began her career on stage. She worked for the Biograph Company and starred in D.W. Griffith’s seminal film The Lonedale Operator.
A Selected List of Current Film Periodicals in English….26
Synoptic Catalog….26
The synoptic catalog is a selective survey of the photographic and allied resources of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House. Huard to Keely.
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….33
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 18 Number : 1 Date : March, 1975
IMAGE (1979. vol 22. issue 4.)
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The Auto as Icon….1
Text is from curator Masteller’s introduction for the group exhibition The Auto as Icon shown at the George Eastman House.
1914….9
A sweeping look at the state of the arts and literature, including photography and film, at the commencement of the Great War in 1914.
Recent Acquisitions: Film Stills from the Twenties (2)….19
Unnamed author selects and adds descriptive captions to production stills from 9 MGM (and antecedent companies) films chosen from a collection of 7,000 donated to the museum by the United Artists Corporation.
The Boston University Wide-angle Aerial Camera….31
This camera with a ball lens was developed in response to a request by the armed forces for wide-angle aerial photography but its design was not practical and was never used. It was presented to George Eastman House in 1979.
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 and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 22 Number : 4 Date : December, 1979
IMAGE (1978. vol 21. issue 3.)
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The Sipley/3M Collection….1
The George Eastman House received NEA funding in 1978 to mount an exhibition selected from the Dr. Louis Walton Sipley collection of over 50,000 photographs, 400 films, 5,000 books and periodicals, and film apparatus donated by the 3M Corporation the previous year.
Philadelphia Photographic Salons 1898-1901….2
The three annual juried exhibitions framed the contentious debate over the nature of artistic photography between the image makers who would soon form the Photo-Secession and their supporters, and photographers and writers from the more popular camps and photographic journals.
Rediscovering THE YELLOW GIRL….11
The Sipley/3M Collection includes 443 films dating from 1912-18 released by Pathé Frères in 28mm format for educational and home use. Among the educational films and travelogues are several important fictional films including The Yellow Girl whose non-realistic sets predate The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Franz Hanfstaengl: Munich Portraits, 1853-1863….15
An exhibition at the George Eastman House during the summer of 1978 featured portraits by Bavarian photographer Hanfstaengl drawn primarily from his principal work Album der Zeitgenossen.
Robert Heinecken….20
Heineken utilizes appropriated images to construct his multi-layered photographs that comment on the medium and mass culture. Illustrations are from a 1976 George Eastman House exhibition.
Straight to the Sun: The Rise of John Barrymore….25
A sketch of Barrymore’s career as a film and stage actor.
Exhibitions and Events at the Museum September 1 — November 30….32
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 : 21 Number : 3 Date : September, 1978
IMAGE (1996. vol 39. issue 1–2.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by Marianne Fulton
3…."SEEING AND REMEMBERING": GEORGE EASTMAN AND THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION by Julie K. Brown
Brown describes Eastman’s successful efforts to promote his products through finely-crafted and widely-admired displays specifically for industrial expositions and trade fairs. Extensive report on planning for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
28….FROM THE COLLECTIONS
Illustrations and descriptions of Kodak cameras available at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.
33….A MILESTONE COLLABORATION: THE ROTOGRAVURE OF HERMANN WIECHMANN AND THE LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEODOR AND OSKAR HOFMEISTER by Karl Steinorth
On the development of the rotogravure photomechanical process which reproduced a tonal gradation that was much truer to the original than other halftone processes. Hermann Wiechmann, using landscape photographs by the Hofmeister brothers, was among the first to use the process for book illustrations.
47….RECENT ACQUISITIONS
A selection of five images from additions recently made to the photographic collection, as well as brief biographical sketches of the artists. Anna Atkins, Alma Lavenson, Patrick Nagatani, Abelardo Morell, and Judy Natale.
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Author : Fulton, Marianne, Associate Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of George Eastman House Volume : 39 Number : 1–2 Date : Spring–Summer, 1996
IMAGE (1973. vol 16. issue 1.)
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Some Criteria for Establishing an Archive….1
Author discusses the importance of preserving, organizing, and evaluating photographic collections—they serve as invaluable historical resources.
Alexander Hesler: Chicago Photographer….7
Hesler is best known for his daguerreotype portraits and his photographs of Abraham Lincoln, yet his career spans almost the entire history of 19th century American photography, encompassing most major aspects of the medium.
Ms.: Portraits of Women by Judy Dater and Jack Welpott….11
Text includes explanatory letter by the artists and Sobieszek’s description of their joint female portraiture project.
The First War Photographic Reportage....13
Description of Carol Popp de Szathmari’s photographs of the Crimean War that were compiled into a number of albums, none of which survived.
""If You Beat Me, I Wept"": Alice Terry Reminisces About Silent Films....17
Excerpts from a taped interview with actress Alice Terry and veteran cameraman John Seitz conducted by Pratt in 1958. Both Seitz and Terry worked on many of her husband Rex Ingram’s films.
British Masters of the Albumen Print....23
Brief description of exhibition prepared by Robert Sobieszek of 200 albumen prints from the Eastman House collection dating from 1850 to 1880.
New Film Holder of M. Perron, 1887....24
Information concerning the film holder called the Appareil Perron manufactured by Charles Marillier and Company in Paris. This unique device was a roll holder that used sheet film.
Deja Vu/Ralph Gibson....25
A short list of photography books published by Ralph Gibson’s company, Lustrum Press.
Review: ""Images of Man""....25
Review of a filmstrip and cassette package for use in high schools produced by Scholastic Magazine in cooperation with the International Fund for Concerned Photography. Features the work and commentary of Dan McCullin, W. Eugene Smith, Bruce Davidson, and Cornell Capa.
Books Received; Films Received....26
Synoptic Catalog....28
The Synoptic Catalogue of the George Eastman House Collections is a brief survey of the prints and print makers that are pictorially or historically significant or both. Charles Eisenmann to Robert Fichter.
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 : 16 Number : 1 Date : March, 1973
IMAGE (1972. vol 15. issue 4.)
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New Director of the Museum….1
Article provides credentials of the new director of the George Eastman House, Robert J. Doherty.
Prints and Negatives of Gertrude Käsebier….2
Images and negatives by Käsebier added to the George Eastman House collection through a gift from her daughter and granddaughter. Overview of Käsebier’s career as a respected pictorialist and commercial portrait photographer.
On Käsebier's Work in 1907….8
Note introducing the reprint of an overview of Käsebier’s work in a 1907 issue of The Craftsman magazine.
Photography as an Emotional Art: A Study of the Work of Gertrude Käsebier by Giles Edgerton….9
Reprint from the April 1907 issue of The Craftsman magazine; Giles Edgerton is a pseudonym for Mary Fanton Roberts.
New Acquisitions: A Gardner Album….13
Information on an album assembled by retired Union officer Arnold A. Rand as a chronological record of the Lincoln assassination and conspiracy trial. The majority of the photographs in the album are by Alexander Gardner.
New Acquisitions: The Questar Telescope….17
A detailed account of the components of the Questar which can be used as a telescope and a photographic lens.
Taking Photographs on the Wing: “The Detective” Camera—Apparatus for Amateur Photographers….18
An excerpt from The New York Tribune, November 4, 1883, on detective cameras and the increase in amateur photographers.
New Acquisitions: A Note on Early Photomontage Images….19
Article discusses composite photographs by Francis Bedford, made for commercial reasons, and by Julia Margaret Cameron, made as working sketches, and the Campbell family album featuring photomontage, made as a leisure time activity.
Newman, Toth, Brown….25
Article briefly discusses George Eastman House’s exhibitions of the work of Arnold Newman, Carl Toth, and Robert Brown.
"The Oneness of All Ages"….27
Comparison drawn between D. W. Griffith’s film Intolerance and James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. Joyce in Switzerland, Griffith in California, were each to state within a chosen medium their preoccupations with time.
Synoptic Catalog….30
The Synoptic Catalogue of the George Eastman House Collections is a brief survey of the prints and print makers that are pictorially or historically significant or both. Maxime Du Camp to Frank A. Ehret.
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 : 15 Number : 4 Date : December, 1972
IMAGE (1964. vol 12. issue 5.)
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EXHIBITION OF DANCE PHOTOGRAPHS BY BARBARA MORGAN. . . . 17
An exhibition of twenty-eight photographs of noted American dancers include Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Valerie Bettis, Erick Hawkins, Pearl Primus, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, and the Humphrey-Weidman Company.
FREDERICK H. EVANS EXHIBITION. . . . 18
Brief biography of English photographer Frederick H. Evans on the occasion of an exhibition of his work at the George Eastman House.
AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE HISTORY OF
PHOTOGRAPHY. . . . 18
The first conference of its type to be held anywhere, a Symposium on the History of Photography was held at the George Eastman House on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, 1964, in collaboration with the Society for Photographic Education.
AFTER 125 YEARS: 1964 PUBLICATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY. . . . 19
List of the numerous publications of 1964 that address the history of photography.
TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. . . . 20
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Author : Title : IMAGE: THE BULLETIN OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Volume : 12 Number : 5 Date : November, 1964
IMAGE (19. vol 2. issue 7.)
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41…The Boyer Collection
Issue dedicated to Alden Scott Boyer and his various collections, including apparatus, photographs, and library materials, which are housed at the George Eastman House.
42…Southworth and Hawes
Boyer acquired a large lot of unsold daguerreotypes made by Boston portrait photographers Southworth and Hawes, plus the business correspondence of the firm, and their ledgers, and appointment books.
43…Daguerreotype Apparatus
Reproductions and descriptions of an apparatus for developing daguerreotypes and a daguerreotype camera.
44…Calotypes
Short description of the paper negatives collected by Boyer.
46…D. O. Hill and R. Adamson
Boyer’s favorite photographs from his collection were the 700 or more original calotypes by Scottish photographers, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.
47…The Library
Books, periodicals, and albums, to the number of more than 3000, form by far the largest part of the Boyer collection. The entire history of photography is covered by this splendid collection. Includes rare, original manuals by Daguerre, Talbot, and the Lumière brothers.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 2 Number : 7 Date : October, 1953