Paragons Afterimages: Photographs from the Berlin University of the Arts, 1850-1930

by Kristina Lowis, Hubert Locher, Ludger Derenthal, et al.

How photographs became art. Paragons & Afterimages : the pair of terms refers to correlations between images, but also to their production, where reference is made to already existing images. In the art academies and schools of applied arts in the 19th and early 20th century, photographs served as "models" or "paragons," and served as their individual didactic type of image. Photographic reference material was an important aid in the creative practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3864423058
• ISBN13: 9783864423055
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Snoeck Publishing Company
• Length: 416 Pages