Bibliograph

The early American daguerreotype, cross-currents in art and technology, Sarah Kate Gillespie

Type

Label

The early American daguerreotype, cross-currents in art and technology, Sarah Kate Gillespie

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-210) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The early American daguerreotype

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945105197

Responsibility statement

Sarah Kate Gillespie

Series statement

Lemelson center studies in invention and innovation

Sub title

cross-currents in art and technology

Summary

"Gillespie maps the evolution of the daguerreotype, as medium and as profession, from its introduction to the ascendancy of the "American process," tracing its relationship to other fields and the professionalization of those fields. She does so by recounting the activities of a series of American daguerreotypists, including fine artists, scientists, and mechanical tinkerers. She describes, for example, experiments undertaken by Samuel F. B. Morse as he made the transition from artist to inventor; how artists made use of the daguerreotype, both borrowing conventions from fine art and establishing new ones for a new medium; the use of the daguerreotype in various sciences, particularly astronomy; and technological innovators who drew on their work in the mechanical arts. "--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- "Rembrandt perfected": the art, science, and technology of Samuel F. B. Morse -- "All nature shall be henceforth its own painter": the intersection of art and daguerreotyping -- "We will not bore our readers with any more chemistry": science and the daguerreotype -- "The American process": the daguerreotype and technology -- Conclusion

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