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IMAGE (1971. vol 14. issue 1.)
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Editorial….1
Image mission statement.
Conversations with Duane Michals….2
Transcript of a dialogue between professor Arnold Gassan, his students, and the photographer Duane Michals.
Fall Symposium….9
List of symposium lectures at the Eastman House relating to the exhibition Photo Eye of the 20s.
Beaumont Newhall's Kulturpreis….10
Beaumont Newhall, Director of George Eastman House, received the 1970 Culture Prize of the German Society of Photography together with Leo Fritz Gruber of Cologne on September 19, 1970. English translation of speeches given at the awards ceremony.
Photography as the Handmaid of Art, O. G. Rejlander….12
Facsimile of an article published in The British Journal Photographic Almanac and Photographers Daily Companion in 1866. Rejlander lists a number of ways in which photography can be useful to artists.
Synoptic Catalogue….14
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. From Berenice Abbott to Baldi and Wurthle.
Lewis W. Hine Portfolio….16
The Portfolio contains twelve individual plates (5x7 on 9x12 sheets) reproduced from contemporary prints from Hine's original glass plates preserved in the Eastman House negative archive.
George Eastman House Traveling Exhibitions….17
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Author : Coke, F. Van Deren , ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the George Eastman House Volume : 14 Number : 1 Date : January, 1971
IMAGE (1991. vol 34. issue 1–2.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by Rachel Stuhlman
Issue devoted to the Richard and Ronay Menschel Library, one of the world’s finest collections of photographic literature.
3….THE J. B. MILLET COMPANY'S JAPAN: DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE by Denise Bethel
Bethel discusses the enormous complexity of the 1897/98 publication Japan: Described and Illustrated by the Japanese. It was at once a summation of the cultural and political interchange between Japan and America in the late nineteenth century, and the last significant book to employ original photographic prints as illustrations.
23….""IT ISN'T SANITY, BUT IT SURE IS FUN"" by Rachel Stuhlman
Portrait of Alden Scott Boyer, who in 1951 donated 4.5 tons of photographica to the George Eastman House. This donation included 3,000 volumes that formed the basis for the research library.
29….THE COLOR OF NITRATE: SOME FACTUAL OBSERVATIONS ON TINTING
AND TONING MANUALS FOR SILENT FILMS by Paolo Cherchi Usai
A discussion of film coloring techniques, tinting, toning, stenciling, hand-coloring, and mordanting, and the importance of original tinting and toning manuals as a resource for film preservationists.
39….THE FAR EAST: A MAGAZINE ON THE ORIENT FOR EUROPEAN EYES by Stephen White
On the history of the journal, The Far East, illustrated with albumen prints and published in Japan by Scotsman John Reddie Black from 1870 to 1878.
49….A WEALTH OF INFORMATION: YEAR BOOKS AND ALMANACS IN THE MENSCHEL LIBRARY by S. F. Spira
Discussion of two periodicals the British Journal Photographic Almanac and the Jahrhuch für Photographie und Reproduktionstechnik housed in the George Eastman House reference library.
56….FROM THE COLLECTIONS: BOOK OR CAMERA? by Philip L. Condax
Short discussion of the technology and popularity of cameras in the guise of books.
59….IN MEMORIAM: AARON SISKIND 1903-1991
Aaron Siskind, a long-standing friend of this museum, died on February 8. In appreciation of his life and work, a group of his photographs from the Museum's photographic collection was exhibited in the Corridor Gallery from February 15 to April 28. The wall label is reproduced here along with a selection of photographs included in the exhibition.
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Author : Enyeart, James L., Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 34 Number : 1–2 Date : Spring–Summer, 1991
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
IMAGE (1989. vol 32. issue 2–4.)
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1….Making a Difference by Marianne Fulton
A history of war photography over the past 130 years and an analysis of the impact that photojournalism can have.
11….The Ambiguous Image: Hollywood, Propaganda, and the Spanish Civil War by Jan-Christopher Horak
On the making of Walter Wanger’s film, Blockade, a demonstration of Hollywood’s ambivalent relationship to politics in the 1930s and 1940s.
20….One Hundred and Fifty Years after Daguerre: A Look at Contemporary Daguerreotypy by Jeanne Verhulst
A presentation of daguerreotypy as a contemporary photographic process. Article written in conjunction with the exhibition at George Eastman House, “A Salute to Daguerre: The Contemporary Daguerreotype.”
32….An Unusual Panoramic Camera by Philip L. Condax
Schematic representations of how two items housed in the technology archive of the George Eastman House functioned as part of a wet-plate panoramic camera. Brief descriptions of different types of panoramic cameras included.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 32 Number : 2–4 Date : December, 1989
IMAGE (1995. vol 38. issue 1–2.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by James Enyeart
In recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II, this issue of Image offers a look at three different kinds of documents about war and militarism.
3….CHECKMATING THE GENERAL: STANLEY KUBRICK'S FEAR AND DESIRE by Paolo Cherchi Usai
Critical analysis of Kubrick’s first feature film and comments on its “lost” status arguing that it’s themes are central to Kubrick’s later films even though Kubrick disavows the film as a youthful mistake.
33….REDISCOVERY OF NAZI NEGATIVES by Andrew Eskind
Eskind offers some preliminary research findings on a 1978 acquisition of 802 35mm negatives of Nazi activities. Images, including several of Leni Riefenstahl, seem to indicate that most or all were taken during the 1934 Reichsparteitag Rally in Nuremburg.
41….RECENT ACQUISITION: SKETCHING INDIA: THE ""INQUISITIVE BRIGHT-EYED CAMERA"" OF CAPTAIN SCOTT by Rachel Stuhlman
Description of the 1862 publication Sketches in India; taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency, illustrated with 100 half-stereo images by Captain Allan N. Scott, a British officer and avid amateur photographer. The images and text result in a striking socio-political artifact.
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Author : Enyeart, James L., Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of George Eastman House Volume : 38 Number : 1–2 Date : Spring–Summer, 1995
IMAGE (1978. vol 21. issue 1.)
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The Sunset of the Old World….1
Eastman House intern George Dimock made modern prints from old glass plate negatives by photographer C. Chusseau Flaviens but could locate no biographical information on this chronicler of early 20th century European aristocracy. These negatives, over ten thousand, came to the George Eastman House collection from Kodak Pathé.
Exhibitions and Events at the Museum March 1 — May 31….32
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….33
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Author : Pratt, George C., Director of Publications Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 21 Number : 1 Date : March, 1978
IMAGE (1955. vol 4. issue 8.)
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58…WILLIAM NOTMAN—1826-1891
by BEAUMONT NEWHALL
On William Notman, Scottish photographer, famous for photographing Canadian folk life using props and sets in his studio.
59…CARE AND PRESERVATION OF THE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
by MINOR WHITE
Description of materials and methods used in the preservation of photographs and negatives.
60…""SUN AND SHADE"" 1888-1896
BY JAMES PECK
Description of the journal Sun and Shade and its precedence as a magazine almost entirely pictorial; reprint from a series of student papers under the tutelege of Beaumont Newhall.
62…FESTIVAL OF FILM ARTISTS
Short citation of a festival sponsored by the George Eastman House in honor of silent film pioneers. Still living silent film actors, directors, and cameramen where selected via ballot by their compatriots in the film industry.
64…ANNOUNCEMENT OF GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE ASSOCIATES
The chief privilege of an associate is to receive IMAGE. We also offer associates professional advice on matters pertaining to photographic history and criticism. It is hoped, if the number of associates grows, to offer other privileges. Membership in the GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE ASSOCIATES is $5.00 per year.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 4 Number : 8 Date : November, 1955