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A history of the ferrotype or tintype in Amer. photography, from its origin in the 1850s until 1880. Schimmelman, Prof. of Art History, presents a history of the technological development of the tintype & its manufacture, & touches upon a number of issues relating to the cultural & social aspects of the tintype. She lays an interesting groundwork for thinking about the class dimensions of Victorian aesthetics & about the political economy of taste. The heart of the book is the extended accounts of the improvements in the presentation of the images & of the inventors & businessmen who made the improvements & advanced their careers in the business. Raises important issues in art history & the history of photography. Includes over 200 reproductions of actual tintypes.
Price: $60.00
Pages: 270
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
01 January 2007
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780871699725
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PHOTOGRAPHY / Photoessays & Documentaries
"This is not the only book available on the tintype photograph, but it is probably the most comprehensive, being based on years of collecting and research by the author."
"[A] definitive narrative of its subject…it will do much to shore up the tintype’s position in history."
— Marcel Safier
"[A] definitive narrative of its subject…it will do much to shore up the tintype’s position in history."
— Marcel Safier