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IMAGE (1959. vol 8. issue 2.)
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COVER PHOTOGRAPH, FOX TALBOT: LACE, PHOTOGENIC DRAWING, 1843
EDITORIAL…58
Prophetic Pioneer
Introduction to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the calotype.
WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT…60
On Talbot’s invention of photography, from his early photogenic drawings to his calotype process, and the patent disputes he faced.
NOTES ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE PENCIL OF NATURE…75
THE PENCIL OF NATURE…77
Reproduction of Talbot’s photographically illustrated publication of 1844. His introduction details the experiments that led him to obtain successful photographic images.
INGMAR BERGMAN…106
Three films written and directed by Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman that are in the George Eastman House Collection: Ship of Dreams, Summer with Monika, and Sawdust and Tinsel.
BOOK REVIEWS…108
DER WEG DES FILMS; die Geschichte der Kinematographie und ihrer Vorlaufer, von Friedrich von Zglinicki. Berlin: Rembrandt-Verlag. 1956. 992 pp. 890 illus.
KNAURS BUCH VOM FILM by Rune Waldekranz and Verner Arpe. Droemersche Verlagsanstalt, Th. Knaur Nachf. Munich. 1956. 543 pages, 600 illustrations D.M. 9.80.
PRINTING WITH VARIABLE CONTRAST PAPERS, by M. Richard Marx. San Francisco: Camera Craft Publishing Co., 1959. 96 pp. 86 illus. $1.95.
NEWS AND NOTES…111
HISTORY OF GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY
INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS
APPRAISAL OF THE MARCH OF TIME
DAVID OCTAVIUS HILL
QUARTERLY NOTES…112
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Author : Lyons, Nathan, ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 8 Number : 2 Date : June, 1959
IMAGE (1961. vol 10. issue 5.)
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CHARLES CHEVALIER AND THE "PHOTOGRAPHS A VERRES
COMBINES". . . .17
On Charles Chevalier, the optician Daguerre enlisted to make lenses for his cameras.
DESCRIPTION OF LENSES. . . .19
SUMMARY OF LENSES. . . .19
Examples of these Chevalier lenses in the George Eastman House collection.
EASTMAN HOUSE IN PARIS. . . .20
On two joint exhibitions in Paris. Paintings and daguerreotypes by Daguerre at the Bibliothéque Nationale and an exhibit commemorating the centennial of George Méliès at the Louvre. This exhibition is the first instance in the history of the Louvre in which motion picture materials have been exhibited as works of art.
TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. . . .20
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Author : Title : IMAGE: THE BULLETIN OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Volume : 10 Number : 5 Date : 1961
IMAGE (1959. vol 8. issue 3.)
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COVER PHOTOGRAPH, JULIA MARGARET CAMERON: FLORENCE FISHER. 1872. FROM GERNSHEIM COLLECTION
THE GERNSHEIM COLLECTION…114
Short article on the Gernsheims’ work as photographers, historians, and collectors, and on the numerous exhibitions culled from their collection.
A PORTFOLIO FROM THE GERNSHEIM COLLECTION…118
TALBOT'S AND HERSCHEL'S PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS IN 1839.
BY HELMUT GERNSHEIM…132
On the relationship and correspondence between Talbot and Herschel when photography was being introduced to the world.
ALBERT RENGER-PATZSCH…138
On the work of German photographer Renger-Patzsch. His straight photography, seen in his 1928 publication Die Welt ist Schön (The World is Beautiful), was atypical of German photography at the time. Issue includes 15 reproductions of his images.
A COLLECTION OF EDISON FILMS
CATALOGUED BY GORDON HENDRICKS…156
Sixteen titles described and dated in this condensed version of a catalog of Edison kinetoscope films.
BOOK REVIEWS…164
GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE CIVIL WAR, by Alexander Gardner. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1959. 224 p. 100 illustrations. Reprint. $6.00. Clothbound.
SINGLE LENS REFLEX GUIDE, by Paul Wahl. Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Company— Book Division, 1959. 149 p. 78 illus. $1.95.
A PITTSBURGH ALBUM 1758-1958, by Roy Stryker and Mel Seidenberg. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1959. 95 pages, 265 illustrations, $1.50.
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Author : Lyons, Nathan, ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 8 Number : 3 Date : September, 1959
IMAGE (1962. vol 11. issue 6.)
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THE VALUE OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE ARTIST, 1839….25
On Delaroche’s prophecy that daguerreotypes would be of special value to engravers. Includes reprint of a Delaroche’s statement quoted by François Arago in his official report to the French Government.
LITHOGRAPHS….27
A list of publications illustrating the importance of daguerreotypes to lithography.
ALBUMS AND PORTFOLIOS…27
A list of publications illustrating the importance of daguerreotypes to lithography.
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS….28
A list of publications illustrating the importance of daguerreotypes to lithography.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: THE BULLETIN OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Volume : 11 Number : 6 Date : 1962
IMAGE (1952. vol 1. issue 4.)
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"1…Portrait of the Inventor
Detail of the composite portrait made by D.A. Spencer titled “The Inventor.” The image incorporates the following photographic innovators: Niépce, Talbot, Daguerre, Reade, Herschel, Petzval, Niepce de St.-Victor, Scott Archer, Swan, Maddox, Vogel, Eastman, Driffield.
1…Early Photographic Medical Illustrations
Synopsis of the use of photography, upon its introduction, in the medical field. Photographic illustrations were used as study tools in lectures, publications, and hospitals.
2…Afield with the Wet Plate by Valentine Blanchard from The Practical Photographer, 1891
A condensed account of a day in the life of a landscape photographer using the wet-plate collodion process. The article details some of the difficulties involved in using a portable darkroom.
3…The Horse in Gallop
Analysis of the phenakistoscope disk of a galloping horse that was drawn by Lieutenant L. Wachter in 1862, fifteen years prior to Muybridge’s photographs of a galloping horse.
3…Forgotten Pioneers II: Albrecht Breyer (1812-1876)
A short history of Breyer’s discovery of “reflex” printing, a copying process also called a breyerotype.
4…Photographer of North American Indians
A commemorative essay detailing Edward S. Curtis’ experiences photographing Native Americans in the United States.
4…About Image
Mission statement
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Author : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 1 Number : 4 Date : April, 1952