Empire, Early Photography and Spectacle: The Global Career of Showman Daguerreotypist J.W. Newland Contributor(s): Decourcy, Elisa (Author), Jolly, Martyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1350130362 ISBN-13: 9781350130364 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - Photography | History - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2020025056 |
Physical Information: 174 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: James William Newland's (1810-1857) career as a showman daguerreotypist began in the United States but expanded into Central and South America, across the Pacific to New Zealand and colonial Australia and onto India. Newland used the latest developments in photography, theatre and spectacle to create powerful new visual experiences for audiences in each of these volatile colonial societies. This book assesses his surviving, vivid portraits against other visual ephemera and archival records of his time. Newland's magic lantern and theatre shows are imaginatively reconstructed from textual sources and analysed, with his short, rich career casting a new light on the complex worlds of the mid-nineteenth century. It provides a revealing case study of someone brokering new experiences with optical technologies for varied audiences at the forefront of the age of modern vision. This book will be of interest to scholars in art and visual culture, photography, the history of photography and Victorian history. |