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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 (1982. vol 25. issue 3–4.)
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1….A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration by Robert A. Mayer
Double issue celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Image features reprints of articles concerning museum collections and photographic, technological, and film history.
2….The First Decade by Beaumont Newhall
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the George Eastman House, Newhall recounts the ways in which the museum has fulfilled the purposes set forth in the original charter.
Reprinted from Vol. 8, No.1, March 1959.
4….Pictures From The Collection: Eastman Meets Nadar
A studio portrait of George Eastman by Nadar and a snapshot of Nadar by Eastman, both taken during his visit to Paris in 1890. Reprinted from Vol. 7, No. 7, Sept. 1958.
5….Weston Daybooks Published by Eastman House
Announcement of the publication of The Daybooks of Edward Weston; Vol. 1: Mexico.
The Daybooks record Weston’s search for an understanding of photography and elucidate the development of his new approach. Reprinted from Vol. 11, No.1, 1962.
6….The Museum's Collections by Van Deren Coke
Article highlights the growth and development of the George Eastman House’s collections of photographs, photographic apparatus, and films. Reprinted from Vol. 14, No. 5/6, Dec. 1971.
9….Lyrical & Accurate by Minor White
Essay on the qualities of straight photography. White describes tangible and intangible characteristics that define pure photography. Reprinted from Vol. 5, No. 8, October 1956
16….Color Photography: A Creative Medium by Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams on photography as an art form and the failure of color photography to fulfill his concepts of the objectives of art. Reprinted from Vol. 6, No. 9, Nov. 1957.
18….""Talent"" by Thomas F. Barrow
Discussion concerning one of Cameron’s first photographic albums, originally presented to G. F. Watts and acquired by George Eastman House. Reprinted from Vol. 14, No. 5/6 Dec. 1971.
20….Some Thoughts on 60's Continuum by William Jenkins
Text describes selection process for the exhibition 60’s Continuum and includes brief comments on many of the twenty-nine featured photographers. Reprinted from Vol. 15, No. 1, March 1972.
23….The George K. Spoor Collection by James Card
History of the Spoor Collection housed in the George Eastman House. Discusses the founding of the Essanay Studio in Chicago, Spoor’s relationship to Bell & Howell, and the birth and death of the Spoor-Berggren Natural Vision System which used 65mm film.
Reprinted from Vol. 5, No. 8, September 1956.
25….""The Oneness of All Ages"" by George C. Pratt
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. Reprinted from Vol. 15, No. 4, Dec. 1972.
28….The Palm Trees Were Gently Swaying: German Refugees From Hitler in Hollywood by Jan-Christopher Horak
Horak discusses the Austro-German refugees who had a profound effect and influence on Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. Reprinted from Vol. 23, No. 1, June 1980.
38….Optics Design in Photography by Rudolph Kingslake
A collection of articles from various issues that form a concise chronological history of optics design.
38….The Camera Lucida
On Wollaston’s camera lucida, a drawing aid that used a four-sided prism to reflect an object onto a piece of paper to be traced. Introduced in 1807, it was not a camera but it served a similar purpose as is evidenced by an excerpt from Capt. Hall. Reprinted from Vol. 6, No. 8, Oct. 1957.
39….First Daguerreotype Lenses
Follows the development of daguerreotype lenses up to 1841. Reprinted from Vol. 2, No. 5, May 1953.
40….Charles Chevalier And The ""Photographe A Verres Combines""
On Charles Chevalier, the optician Daguerre enlisted to make lenses for his cameras. Reprinted from Vol. 10, No. 5, 1961.
42….Petzval's Lens And Camera
A short synopsis of Joseph Petzval’s professional life and his development of a wide-aperture portrait lens. This is the third article in a series on the history of the photographic lens. Reprinted from Vol. 2, No. 9, December 1953.
43…The Orthoscopic Lens
Brief history of Voigtländer’s lens produced according to a Petzval design of 1839; including a description of two lenses housed in the George Eastman House. Reprinted from Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1955.
44….Early Landscape Lenses
Analysis and description of several landscape lenses including; Wollaston, Grubb’s Aplanatic, Dallmeyer’s Rapid Landscape Lens, and Dallmeyer’s Rectilinear Landscape Lens. Reprinted from Vol. 4, No. 3, March 1955.
45….The Globe Lens Principle
Discussion of the globe lens principle for devising wide-angle lenses, beginning with Thomas Sutton’s “panoramic” lens of 1859 that covered nearly 120°. Reprinted from Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1956.
47….The ""Aplanat"" And The ""Rapid Rectilinear"" Lenses Of 1866
On the simultaneous discovery by Steinheil in Germany and Dallmeyer in England of two nearly identical lenses. Includes a partial list of Aplanat type lenses and their manufacturers. Reprinted from Vol. 6, No. 3, March 1957.
49….The Development Of The Telephoto Lens
History of the telephoto lens. Reprinted from Vol. 2, No. 4, April 1953.
50….The First Anastigmat Lens
Defines anastigmatism of a lens and the use of crown glass of high refractive index to correct it. This corrective lens was called an “Anastigmat.” Reprinted from Vol. 7, No. 7, September 1958.
52….The Ernostar Lens
Article details the design of the H. Ernemann Company’s Ernostar lens and the designer, Ludwig Jakob Bertele who subsequently worked for Zeiss-Ikon when it absorbed the Ernemann Company. Reprinted from Vol. 20, No. 1, March 1977.
53….Notes On ""Deep-Field"" Lenses
Discusses different approaches and lenses designed to increase depth of field. Reprinted from Vol. 9, No. 1, March 1960.
54….Anamorphic Lenses
Description and history of anamorphic lenses from the use of two Brewster’s prisms as “an instrument or toy” patented in 1889 to the use of anamorphic compression in motion pictures culminating in CinemaScope in 1952. Reprinted from Vol. 5, No. 9, November 1956.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 25 Number : 3–4 Date : September–December, 1982
IMAGE (1988. vol 31. issue 1.)
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1….Atget in the Collection of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House by Grace Seiberling.
On the interpretation of Atget’s photographs of old Paris using examples from the Eastman House Collection which includes works bought by all three types of Atget's clients during his lifetime—architects and craftsmen, antiquaries, and artists.
10….Provenance of Atget Photographs in the Collection of George Eastman House by Del Zogg.
On the acquisition and cataloging of Atget photographs, including a brief history of the “Madame Louette” collection and a discussion of his printing-out process.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 31 Number : 1 Date : June, 1988
IMAGE (1998. vol 41. issue 1–2.)
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5….A LETTER FROM GEORGE FISHER Chairman of the Board of Eastman Kodak
Brief introduction to the international Kodak Cultural Program at photokina in Cologne where George Eastman House was invited to display four of its exhibitions this year.
6….ALFRED [sic] LANGDON COBURN: Color Foto Interview with Karl Steinorth
A star of photokina 1998: Alvin Langdon Coburn
Interview with Karl Steinorth on the first solo exhibition in Germany of Alvin Langdon Coburn’s work.
8….COBURN PORTFOLIO
Eleven Coburn photographs reproduced.
16….COBURN AS COLLECTOR by Anthony Bannon
Brief overview of Coburn’s photography collection which included works by Julia Margaret Cameron, Hill and Adamson, Dr. Thomas Keith, and Lewis Carroll.
18….EDWARD STEICHEN HOLLYWOOD PORTRAITS by Therese Mulligan
Reproductions of eight photographs of Hollywood celebrities taken by Steichen for Vanity Fair. The images chosen illustrate the new style of portraiture that Steichen ushered in.
26….STREET ENGAGEMENTS: Social Landscape Photography of the Sixties
Ten examples of “street photography” from the 1950s and 60s.
36….INSIGHT: Women’s Photographs by Marianne Fulton
The work of more than 50 women photographers was featured in Insight, an exhibition at George Eastman House that commemorated the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
46….GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE by Karl Steinorth
Brief summary of the museum’s mission to collect, to preserve, and to share its treasures with the public.
48….PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION
Overview and highlights of the collection.
50….TECHNOLOGY COLLECTION
Overview and highlights of the collection.
52….MOTION PICTURE COLLECTION
Overview and highlights of the collection.
54….LIBRARY COLLECTION
Overview and highlights of the collection.
56….LANDSCAPE COLLECTION
Overview of the collection.
57….GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE COLLECTION
Overview of the collection.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 41 Number : 1–2 Date : 1998
IMAGE (1976. vol 19. issue 2.)
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Anton Bruehl….1
Article touches on selected activities of Bruehl’s career as an image maker and commercial photographer during the late 1920s and 30s. Bruehl, who got his start in photography at the Clarence White School yet went on to be compared with modernist Alexander Rodchenko, was one of the links between Pictorialism and Modernism. Article is illustrated with ten images by Bruehl.
Stieglitz, 291, and Paul Strand's Early Photography….10
Article describes Strand’s early experiments with abstraction and his relationship with Stieglitz; drawn from a symposium titled, “The Art History of Photography: Recent Investigations” held at George Eastman House in February 1975.
Rediscovering Gertrude Käsebier….20
Michaels discusses the innovative formal and aesthetic characteristics of Käsebier’s expressive portrait photographs and their prevalence in turn of the century publications; article drawn from a symposium titled “The Art History of Photography: Recent Investigations” held at George Eastman House in February 1975.
Review….32
The Illustrated History of the Camera, Michel Auer, translated by D. B. Tubbs. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1975. 26x31cm., 287 pages, 605 illustrations, $47.50.
International Museum of Photography Traveling Exhibitions….33
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Author : Pratt, George C., Director of Publications Rayner, W. Paul, Guest Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 19 Number : 2 Date : June, 1976
IMAGE (1984. vol 27. issue 4.)
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1….Introduction by Philip I. Rose
This issue of Image contains papers presented at the PhotoHistory V symposium held at George Eastman House in October 1982.
2….Gernsheim on Gernsheim by Helmut Gernsheim
Gernsheim discusses his entry into the world of photographic collecting in 1944 after much encouragement from Beaumont Newhall. He describes his early methods of collecting and how his monographs of Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, and David Octavius Hill evolved.
9….The Great Union Camera Obscura...Is Still With Us Today! by James Fenton
Fenton describes the Great Union Camera Obscura founded by James Fielding in 1888 on the Isle of Man. This camera obscura structure differed from others because it used a multi-lens system rather than a revolving turret. This popular tourist attraction featured eleven lenses that projected a panorama of Douglas Bay into the building.
16….Some Notes on the Past, Present and Future of Photographic Preservation by Grant Romer
On the history and science of photographic preservation, illustrated with a quarter plate daguerreotype of Edgar Allen Poe.
24….Charles Piazzi Smyth's 1865 Photographs of the Great Pyramid by Larry J. Schaaf
On the life of the nineteenth century scientist, artist, and explorer and his most interesting photographic project, the Great Pyramid.
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Author : Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of the INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY at George Eastman House Volume : 27 Number : 4 Date : December, 1984
IMAGE (1993. vol 36. issue 3–4.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by James L. Enyeart
Issue dedicated to Beaumont Newhall, former curator and director at the George Eastman House and founder of Image.
3….A LIFETIME DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: BEAUMONT NEWHALL (1908-1993) by Karl Steinorth
A remembrance of the late Beaumont Newhall by his longtime friend Karl Steinorth.
9….POSED AS ROGUES: THE CRISIS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC REALISM IN
JOHN THOMSON'S STREET LIFE IN LONDON by Jeff Rosen
Rosen analyzes Thomson’s photo essay of the urban poor in the 1870s as an inaccurate portrayal due to prevailing Victorian attitudes that influenced Thomson’s understanding of social classes, and Henry Mayhew’s flawed characterization of the urban poor.
41….THE PENETRATING POWER OF LIGHT: THE FILMS OF HELMAR LERSKI by Jan-Christopher Horak
Profile of Lerski spans his entire career but concentrates on his independent film-making in Palestine where his personal signature of extreme close-ups and exaggerated lighting accentuate a metaphorical examination of the working class.
55….RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Brief article profiles Helen Levitt and five of her photographs purchased by the George Eastman House.
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Author : Enyeart, James L., Editor Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography and Motion Pictures of George Eastman House Volume : 36 Number : 3–4 Date : Fall–Winter, 1993
IMAGE (1964. vol 12. issue 4.)
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MEMBERS' PUBLICATION: THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY. . . . 13
On the release of the revised edition of Beaumont Newhall’s History of Photography.
A SURVEY IN SLIDES OF THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY. . . . 13
As a service to schools, universities and museums, the George Eastman House announces the publication of 250 slides illustrating the history of photography.
PHOTOGRAPHY 64. . . . 14
An exhibition of the work of twenty-five influential photographers who were nominated by the participants in last year's exhibition, Photography 63.
EASTMAN HOUSE EXHIBITION AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR. . . . 15
Excerpt from a review of the photography exhibition on display at the Kodak Pavillion of the New York World’s Fair.
LEOPOLD MANNES, 1899-1934. . . . 15
Obituary for Leopold Mannes, co-inventor of the Kodachrome process of color photography.
TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. . . . 16
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Author : Title : IMAGE: THE BULLETIN OF THE GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Volume : 12 Number : 4 Date : October, 1964
IMAGE (1956. vol 5. issue 2.)
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The Broadway Daguerreian Galleries
by Beaumont Newhall . . . . 27
Condensed from a chapter in Newhall’s American Daguerreotypes and their Makers: a history and description of several famous daguerreotypists’ galleries in New York City, in the early 1850s.
MOVIES—Which Cuts Do You Prefer?
by James Card . . . . . . 38
On the implications and effects of censorship and film editing.
Index to George Eastman House Resources . . . . . . . . 40
Descriptions of important material in the collection with illustrations of the most typical and outstanding items. Camera obscura, camera lucida, Niépce, and Daguerre.
Pictures from the Collection . . . 42
Short text describing a still life by Adolphe Braun and a photograph believed to be taken by Peter Henry Emerson.
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . 45
MATHEW BRADY, HISTORIAN WITH A CAMERA, by James D. Horan. Picture Collation by Gertrude Horan. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc. 1955. 244 pp. Illust. $7.50.
THE CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER by Andreas Feininger. New York, Prentice-Hall, 1955. 329 pp. Illust. $4.95.
THE FRONTIER YEARS by Mark H. Brown and W. R. Felton. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1955. 272 pp. 124 illust. $10.
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Author : White, Minor, ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 5 Number : 2 Date : February, 1956