Author : I.N. Phelps Stokes
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Hawes-Stokes Collection of American Daguerreotypes by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes by : I.N. Phelps Stokes
Download or read book The Hawes-Stokes Collection of American Daguerreotypes by Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes written by I.N. Phelps Stokes and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1939-03-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exhibition catalogue documents early photography, particularly the daguerreotype work of the Boston firm, Southworth & Hawes. A thorough introduction provides a brief history of photography, introduces the collection, and highlights the many innovations of these pioneering American artists. Accompanying a 1939 exhibition of daguerreotypes and photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art that commemorated the centenary of photography, this text highlights the historic and artistic importance of these early forays into a new medium.