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IMAGE (1990–1991. vol 33. issue 3–4.)
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1….INTRODUCTION by James L. Enyeart
Enyeart announces a change in format of Image, restates it’s mission to show the
progress and history of the science and art of photography and film, and outlines some upcoming topics.
3….ARTISTS by James L. Enyeart
Enyeart reflects on the special nature of artists prompted in part by the current public scrutiny of artists and their works.
9….BETWEEN "FROM TODAY, PAINTING IS DEAD" AND "HOW THE SUN BECAME A PAINTER" A CLOSE LOOK AT REACTIONS TO PHOTOGRAPHY IN PARIS 1839-1853 by Martin Gasser
Gasser examines the writings of artists, critics and members of Parisian art and photographic institutions who participated in the debates surrounding photography’s status in the first years following its invention.
31….THE ART OF FREDERICK SOMMER PART I: RECENT WORK, ELECTIVE AFFINITIES PART II: MASTER OF THE COMBINATORY ARTS, A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW by Lanier Graham
In Part One the author and Sommer briefly comment on his series of collages titled Elective Affinities. Graham follows with a career sketch of this multi-talented artist.
53….ELECTIVE AFFINITIES: THE FREDERICK SOMMER EXHIBITION
Wall text and photographs of the installation of the Frederick Sommer exhibition at George Eastman House.
57….LANGUAGE OF LIGHT: MASTERWORKS FROM THE COLLECTION
Text announces a new permanent exhibition providing a representative display of the George Eastman House’s collections of photographs, films, rare books and photographic and film apparatus.
62….RECENT ACQUISITION
The Museum recently purchased three photographs by Japanese photographer Toshio Shibata. It is part of a larger series devoted to large camera documentation of topographic subjects made by the photographer from 1987-1989.
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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 : 33 Number : 3–4 Date : Winter, 1990–1991
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 (1958. vol 7. issue 1.)
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Editorial 4
The Late Erich Stenger
Tribute to the photography historian and collector Erich Stenger (German, 1878-1957).
Photography—Youngest of the Arts
A study of the Interrelation of photography and the arts
by Howard Dearstyne. . . .5
Essay on defining art and how photography can fall within this definition.
Actinometers
Second in a series on instruments for measuring light
by E. P. Wightman and B. Newhall. . . .12
Article discusses the evolution of chemical and silver halide actinometers.
Index to the Motion Picture Study Collection. . . .17
The Coward’s Atonement (1913), The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913), and Atlantis (1913).
Picture From The Collection . . . .18
The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz
Stieglitz recounts the taking of his photograph The Steerage.
Index to George Eastman House Resources. . . .20
William Henry Fox Talbot
Descriptions of important material in the collection with illustrations of the most typical and outstanding items. Replicas of four box cameras used by Talbot.
Book Reviews. . . .22
AIR SPY; THE STORY OF PHOTO INTELLIGENCE IN WORLD WAR II by Constance Babington-Smith. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1957. 266 pp. Illust. $4.00.
--B. N.
ENCYCLOPEDIE PRISMA DE LA COULEUR PHOTO CINEMA. Paris, Les Editions Prisma, 1957. 250 pages, Illust.
Reviewed by W. T. Hanson, Jr., Kodak Research Laboratories.
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Author : Newhall, Beaumont, ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 7 Number : 1 Date : January, 1958
IMAGE (1956. vol 5. issue 3.)
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Influences of the Danish Film
by James Card. . . 51
On the sophistication of early Danish films and their possible influence on American filmmakers Thomas H. Ince and D. W. Griffith.
The Globe Lens Principle
by Rudolf Kingslake . . 58
Discussion of the globe lens principle for devising wide-angle lenses, beginning with Thomas Sutton’s “panoramic” lens of 1859 that covered nearly 120°.
The Films of William S. Hart
by James Card and George Pratt. . . 60
Index to the films of William S. Hart from 1914-1925.
Problem of the Movie Still. . .64
Brief essay on the difficulties of producing film stills that adequately represent the story and mood of a film.
Index to Eastman House Resources. . . 66
Descriptions of important material in the collection with illustrations of the most typical and outstanding items. This issue features Daguerre artifacts including letters, sketches, drawings, lithographs, and a daguerreotype of Daguerre.
Book Reviews. . . 68
THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY by Helmut Gernsheim in collaboration with Alison Gernsheim. London, Oxford University Press, 1955. 395 pp., 359 illust. $16.50.
-Beaumont Newhall
THE HUMAN FIGURE IN MOTION by Eadweard Muybridge. New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1955. 215 pp. 195 illust. $10.00.
-Gerda Peterich
Circulating Exhibits . . . 70
Index to eight traveling exhibits for 1956.
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Author : White, Minor, ed. Title : IMAGE: Journal of Photography of the George Eastman House Volume : 5 Number : 3 Date : March, 1956