A Curious & Ingenious Art

Reflections on Daguerreotypes at Harvard

• Author(s): Melissa Banta,
• Publisher: Harvard University Library
• Pages: 178
• ISBN_10: 0877457247
  ISBN_13: 9780877457244
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Schools / Levels / Higher , Photography / History , Photography / Techniques / General ,

Description:... "The images represent the early history of photography and its use as a tool for documentation, scientific research, and artistic expression. A selection of daguerreotypes from the collections, some well known, others published for the first time, reveals the histories behind the images, stories which unveil in hauntingly beautiful detail the reflections of individuals who searched for purpose and promise in the new medium."--BOOK JACKET.