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On Alexander Gardner's photographic sketch book of the Civil War
- Title
- On Alexander Gardner's photographic sketch book of the Civil War / Anthony W. Lee, Elizabeth Young.
- Author
- Lee, Anthony W., 1960-
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E468.7 .G1934 2007 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 119 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Soon after Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketch Bookwas published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers, then and in subsequent generations, would come to know the war. Gardner's classic also became foundational in the history of American photography, combining, for the first time, words and images in a sophisticated and moving account. This book, written by the art historian Anthony W. Lee and the literary scholar Elizabeth Young, interprets the story of the war as told by Gardner, unraveling his careful choice of words and images and the complicated play between them, and understanding them against the backdrop of the literary and photographic cultures of the American antebellum and Reconstruction eras. This book presents a unique study of a pivotal American historical document, approaching it from the perspective of visual studies as well as American literature and history." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007000212-d.html.
- Series Statement
- Defining moments in American photography ; v. 1
- Uniform Title
- Defining moments in American photography ; v. 1.
- Subjects
- Photographic criticism
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Photography
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Photography
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 > Criticism and interpretation
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 > Photograph collections
- United States > Army of the Potomac > Pictorial works
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Pictorial works
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Pictorial works
- Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 > Gardner's photographic sketch book of the war
- Genre/Form
- illustrated books.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Illustrated works.
- Pictorial works.
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Note
- "Published with the assistance of The Getty Foundation."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction / Anthony W. Lee -- The image of war / Anthony W. Lee -- Verbal battlefields / Elizabeth Young.
- ISBN
- 9780520251519
- 0520251512
- 9780520253315
- 0520253310
- LCCN
- 2007000212
- OCLC
- ocm79001437
- 79001437
- SCSB-1456128
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library