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Davis, Keith F., 1952-

Title The origins of American photography : from daguerreotype to dry-plate, 1839-1885 / Keith F. Davis ; with contributions by Jane L. Aspinwall ; director's foreword by Marc F. Wilson.

Publication Info.

Kansas City, Mo. : Hall Family Foundation : in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; New Haven, Conn. ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2007]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction	770.973 Q DAVIS	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	770.973 DAVIS	Check Shelf

Description	358 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Note	"Published to accompany the exhibition 'Developing greatness : the origins of American photography, 1839-1885; from daguerrotype to dry-plate' at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, June 9-December 30, 2007" -- T.p. verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index.
Contents	ch. 1. The pioneering generation : 1839-1843 -- ch. 2. Leaders in the profession : a regional survey -- ch. 3. Being a daguerreotypist -- ch. 4. The face of a nation -- ch. 5. The rise of paper photography -- ch. 6. "A terrible distinctness" : photography of the Civil War Era, 1861-1865 -- ch. 7. Nature and culture : scenic, topographic, and promotional views -- ch. 8. A world of photographs.
Subject	Hallmark Photographic Collection -- Exhibitions.
	Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions.
	Photography -- United States -- History -- Exhibitions.
	Daguerreotype -- Exhibitions.
Added Author	Aspinwall, Jane Lee, 1967-
	Wilson, Marc F.
	Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Note	At head of title: Hallmark Photographic Collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
ISBN	9780300122862 hardback
	0300122861 hardback

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