Experimental Self-Portraits in Early French Photography

List of contents

Introduction 1. The drowned inventor: Bayard, Daguerre, and the curious attractions of early photography 2. The artist as brand: The many faces and signatures of Nadar 3. Poses of a living statue: Countess de Castiglione and the photographic tableau 4. Affect as evidence: Dr. Duchenne and the scientific self-portrait

About the author

Jillian Lerner teaches art history at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Summary

This book explores a range of experimental self-portraits made in France between 1840 and 1870, including remarkable images by Hippolyte Bayard, Nadar, Duchenne de Boulogne, and Countess de Castiglione.

Product details

• Authors: Lerner, Jillian Lerner
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2020, delayed
• EAN: 9781501344954
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-4495-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge History of Photography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Photography & photographs, The arts: general issues, ART / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / General, Photography and photographs, The arts: general topics