{"product_id":"realideal-karen-hellman-9781606065105","title":"Real\/Ideal: Photography in Mid-Nineteenth-Century France","description":"In the years following the announcement of the invention of photography in 1839, practitioners in France gave shape to this intriguing new medium through experimental printing techniques and innovative compositions. The rich body of work they developed proved foundational to the establishment of early photography, from the introduction of the paper negative in the late 1840s to the proliferation of more standardized equipment and photomechanical technology in the 1860s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The essays in this elegant volume investigate the early history of the medium when the ambiguities inherent in the photograph were ardently debated. Focusing on the French photographers who worked with paper negatives, especially the key figures Édouard Baldus, Gustave Le Gray, Henri Le Secq, and Charles Nègre, \u003ci\u003eReal\/Ideal\u003c\/i\u003e explores photography's status as either fine art or industrial product (or both), its repertoire of subject matter, its ideological functions, and even the ever-experimental photographic process itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Hellman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606065106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606065105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 9.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Karen Hellman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153772884223,"sku":"9781606065105","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba8a3e6e-3ef1-4ae9-a2a3-5a791168f70c.jpg?v=1770785728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/realideal-karen-hellman-9781606065105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}