Description
| Product ID: | 9780367612368 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge History of Photography |
| Title: | Empire, Early Photography and Spectacle |
| Subtitle: | The Global Career of Showman Daguerreotypist J.W. Newland |
| Authors: | Author: Elisa deCourcy, Martyn Jolly |
| Page Count: | 174 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, History of art, The Arts: art forms, Photography and photographs, European history, European history, Colonialism and imperialism, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, Art forms, Photography & photographs, European history, British & Irish history, Colonialism & imperialism |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-01-09 |
