Speculating Daguerre
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Speculating Daguerre: Art and Enterprise in the Work of L. J. M. Daguerre

Speculating Daguerre: Art and Enterprise in the Work of L. J. M. Daguerre


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Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787-1851) was a true visionary of the nineteenth century - a painter, printmaker, set designer, entrepreneur, inventor, and pioneer of photography. Though he was widely celebrated beyond his own lifetime for his invention of the daguerreotype, it was his origins as a theatrical designer and purveyor of visual entertainment that paved the way for Daguerre's emergence as one of the world's most iconic imagemakers. In "Speculating Daguerre", Stephen C. Pinson reinterprets the story of the man and his time, painting a vivid picture of Daguerre as an innovative artist and savvy impresario whose eventual fame as a photographer eclipsed everything that had come before. Drawing upon previously unpublished correspondence and unplumbed archival sources, Pinson mixes biography with an incisive study of Daguerre's wide-ranging involvement in visual culture. From his work as a commercial lithographer to his co-invention of the Paris Diorama - a theater in the round in which Daguerre employed natural light and special effects to simulate time and movement in large-scale paintings - here we are given access to Daguerre the artist, whose tireless experimentation, entrepreneurial spirit, and exceptional talent for popular spectacle helped to usher in a new visual age. Filled with more than one hundred illustrations and including the first complete catalogue of Daguerre's paintings, works on paper, and daguerreotypes to appear in print, "Speculating Daguerre" will be a much-heralded event for anyone with even a passing interest in one of the most fascinating characters in the history of photography.

About the Author :
Stephen C. Pinson is the Robert B. Menschel Curator of Photography, as well as the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Assistant Director of Arts, Prints, and Photographs, at the New York Public Library.

Review :
"By setting Daguerre's work as a painter and designer in the Parisian theatre and demonstrating how this led to his central involvement with the Diorama, Pinson describes a visual sensibility and culture that is normally overlooked by photographic historians. Speculating Daguerre is an entirely original, informative, and valuable contribution to the history of photography, and it will appeal to a wide variety of audiences." -Roger Taylor, curator emeritus, Victoria & Albert Museum, London"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780226669113
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press
  • Height: 279 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0226669114
  • Publisher Date: 23 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Art and Enterprise in the Work of L. J. M. Daguerre


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