Photographer of Modern Life: Camille Silvy

by Mark Haworth-Booth

The French photographer Camille Silvy (1834 -1910) was one of the most original artists of his time. More than any other nineteenth-century photographer, Silvy exemplifies Charles Baudelaire's idea of the artist as an interpreter of modern life. This book explores Silvy's innovative efforts to master industrial-scale portrait production alongside fineart photography in his popular London studio. Presenting sitters in modern dress was a new phenomenon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606060252
• ISBN13: 9781606060254
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 10.9"