The photography of Victorian Scotland / Roddy Simpson.
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
xii, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-200) and index.
Contents:
Origins of Scottish photography: pioneering activities in St Andrews and Edinburgh -- David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson: the 'partnership of genius' and the first art photography -- Photography for the few: the activities of the enthusiastic and artistic amateurs -- Photography in demand: the work of the increasing number of professional photographers to meet public demand -- Scots abroad: the achievements of Scottish photographers around the world -- Tourists and travellers: images of Scotland produced for the growing tourist market and photographs taken by visitors -- Recording social conditions and industrial change: photographs of what was being lost and what was replacing it -- Photography as art: looking at the images and the arguments -- Populist activity and pictorialism: popular involvement with cheap and mass produced cameras and photographers with artistic aspirations -- Scotland's enduring photographic legacy.
Subject Terms:
Photography -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century.