Author: Robert Wilson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The first narrative biography of the Civil War's pioneering visual historian, Mathew Brady, known as the “father of American photography.” Mathew Brady's attention to detail, flair for composition, and technical mastery helped establish the photograph as a thing of value. In the 1840s and '50s, “Brady of Broadway” photographed such dignitaries as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Horace Greeley, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind. But it was during the Civil War that Brady's photography became an epochal part of American history. The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Brady knew better than anyone the dual power of the camera to record and excite, to stop a moment in time and preserve it. More than ten thousand war images are attributed to the Brady studio. But as Wilson shows, while Brady himself accompanied the Union army to the first major battle at Bull Run, he was so shaken by the experience that throughout the rest of the war he rarely visited battlefields except well before or after a major battle, instead sending teams of photographers to the front. Mathew Brady is a gracefully written and beautifully illustrated biography of an American legend-a businessman, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, most important, a historian who chronicled America during the gravest moments of the nineteenth century.
Mathew Brady
Author: Robert Wilson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The first narrative biography of the Civil War's pioneering visual historian, Mathew Brady, known as the “father of American photography.” Mathew Brady's attention to detail, flair for composition, and technical mastery helped establish the photograph as a thing of value. In the 1840s and '50s, “Brady of Broadway” photographed such dignitaries as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Horace Greeley, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind. But it was during the Civil War that Brady's photography became an epochal part of American history. The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Brady knew better than anyone the dual power of the camera to record and excite, to stop a moment in time and preserve it. More than ten thousand war images are attributed to the Brady studio. But as Wilson shows, while Brady himself accompanied the Union army to the first major battle at Bull Run, he was so shaken by the experience that throughout the rest of the war he rarely visited battlefields except well before or after a major battle, instead sending teams of photographers to the front. Mathew Brady is a gracefully written and beautifully illustrated biography of an American legend-a businessman, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, most important, a historian who chronicled America during the gravest moments of the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620402041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The first narrative biography of the Civil War's pioneering visual historian, Mathew Brady, known as the “father of American photography.” Mathew Brady's attention to detail, flair for composition, and technical mastery helped establish the photograph as a thing of value. In the 1840s and '50s, “Brady of Broadway” photographed such dignitaries as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Dolley Madison, Horace Greeley, the Prince of Wales, and Jenny Lind. But it was during the Civil War that Brady's photography became an epochal part of American history. The Civil War was the first war in history to leave a detailed photographic record, and Brady knew better than anyone the dual power of the camera to record and excite, to stop a moment in time and preserve it. More than ten thousand war images are attributed to the Brady studio. But as Wilson shows, while Brady himself accompanied the Union army to the first major battle at Bull Run, he was so shaken by the experience that throughout the rest of the war he rarely visited battlefields except well before or after a major battle, instead sending teams of photographers to the front. Mathew Brady is a gracefully written and beautifully illustrated biography of an American legend-a businessman, a suave promoter, a celebrated portrait artist, and, most important, a historian who chronicled America during the gravest moments of the nineteenth century.
Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man, Mathew B. Brady
Author: Roy Meredith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486230214
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This book tells of Mathew B. Brady, a Civil War photographer, with over 300 reproductions of his work.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486230214
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This book tells of Mathew B. Brady, a Civil War photographer, with over 300 reproductions of his work.
Mathew B. Brady
Author: Wayne Youngblood
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785826668
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photography was still in its infancy when the Civil War broke out in 1861, yet one young man, Mathew B. Brady, had the vision to create a detailed photographic record of the conflict, which nobody imagined would last for more than a few months. Brady and his associate photographers made literally thousands of images, for the most part now in the care of the Library of Congress. This book is intended as a tribute to the talented, hardy, and ardent photographers, reproducing a selection of their works--blemishes and all--which are now recognized as the first in depth photo documentation of warfare.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 9780785826668
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Photography was still in its infancy when the Civil War broke out in 1861, yet one young man, Mathew B. Brady, had the vision to create a detailed photographic record of the conflict, which nobody imagined would last for more than a few months. Brady and his associate photographers made literally thousands of images, for the most part now in the care of the Library of Congress. This book is intended as a tribute to the talented, hardy, and ardent photographers, reproducing a selection of their works--blemishes and all--which are now recognized as the first in depth photo documentation of warfare.
Mathew Brady and His World
Author: Dorothy Kunhardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographers
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Photographs by Mathew Brady from the Meserve Collection. Biographical. Indexed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographers
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Photographs by Mathew Brady from the Meserve Collection. Biographical. Indexed.
Mathew Brady
Author: Stuart A P Murray
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317465016
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In a spellbinding account of her two-year teaching stint and travels in China, Woronov provides, through numerous anecdotes, insight into the everyday life of the modern Chinese people. 20 photos.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317465016
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In a spellbinding account of her two-year teaching stint and travels in China, Woronov provides, through numerous anecdotes, insight into the everyday life of the modern Chinese people. 20 photos.
Civil War Photos
Author: Mathew Brady
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486281322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Astonishingly clear, detailed images recall the drama, agony, and tedium of conflict. Portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and other notables, plus scenes of landmarks, camps, and battlefields. Captions, notes. 24 cards.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486281322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Astonishingly clear, detailed images recall the drama, agony, and tedium of conflict. Portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and other notables, plus scenes of landmarks, camps, and battlefields. Captions, notes. 24 cards.
Photo by Brady
Author: Jennifer Armstrong
Publisher: Atheneum
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Retells the Civil War through the eyes of photographer Mathew Brady and other field photographers as they record a brutal and deadly time.
Publisher: Atheneum
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Retells the Civil War through the eyes of photographer Mathew Brady and other field photographers as they record a brutal and deadly time.
Mathew Brady
Author: Don Nardo
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766030237
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Through his specialized techniques and unique style, this photographer became famous for his photos of presidents, generals, and bloody battles fought during the Civil War.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780766030237
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Through his specialized techniques and unique style, this photographer became famous for his photos of presidents, generals, and bloody battles fought during the Civil War.
War Photographs Taken on the Battlefields of the Civil War
Author: Mathew B. Brady
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626363102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Fought over the course of four years, the Civil War pitted countrymen against countrymen, North versus South, friend against friend, and brother against brother. The photographs within these pages document the war that united America as one. These rare shots were taken in the middle of the battlefield during the earliest days of photography. Selected from a collection of seven thousand original negatives, these historic photos capture nearly every aspect of Civil War life. Among these photos are images of camps sprawling across acres, soldiers at their battlements, firing of heavy artillery, the aftermath of battle, and the terror that these young men faced. See first-hand of Union and Confederate officers strategizing their next moves, and Abraham Lincoln addressing his Union commanders. Originally released from the private collection of Edward Bailey Eaton in 1907, this edition is a must have for any Civil War buff or historian. No collection can be considered complete without these photographs by Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner, as well as the meticulous passages that put the images in illuminating context.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626363102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
Fought over the course of four years, the Civil War pitted countrymen against countrymen, North versus South, friend against friend, and brother against brother. The photographs within these pages document the war that united America as one. These rare shots were taken in the middle of the battlefield during the earliest days of photography. Selected from a collection of seven thousand original negatives, these historic photos capture nearly every aspect of Civil War life. Among these photos are images of camps sprawling across acres, soldiers at their battlements, firing of heavy artillery, the aftermath of battle, and the terror that these young men faced. See first-hand of Union and Confederate officers strategizing their next moves, and Abraham Lincoln addressing his Union commanders. Originally released from the private collection of Edward Bailey Eaton in 1907, this edition is a must have for any Civil War buff or historian. No collection can be considered complete without these photographs by Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner, as well as the meticulous passages that put the images in illuminating context.
Mathew Brady
Author: Mary Panzer
Publisher: 55
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Mathew Brady - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.
Publisher: 55
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Mathew Brady - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.