Picture America at the turn of the twentieth century. Walter Schneider did, producing vibrant images of America during these years of transition. Schneider produced some twelve hundred glass-plate negatives, which were stored in a basement for decades and only recently discovered by photographer Lucian Niemeyer. Through images of domestic scenes and festive crowds, rural tranquility and burgeoning industry, we can see how America was coming to terms with a new age. Brimming with social commentary and nostalgia, these ...
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Picture America at the turn of the twentieth century. Walter Schneider did, producing vibrant images of America during these years of transition. Schneider produced some twelve hundred glass-plate negatives, which were stored in a basement for decades and only recently discovered by photographer Lucian Niemeyer. Through images of domestic scenes and festive crowds, rural tranquility and burgeoning industry, we can see how America was coming to terms with a new age. Brimming with social commentary and nostalgia, these photographs will fascinate anyone whose familiarity with this period is limited to the recollections of older relatives. Images of a Vanished Era documents the early craft of an emerging art while offering a new window on the past.
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Add this copy of Images of a Vanished Era, 1898-1924: the Photographs of to cart. $39.50, like new condition, Sold by Taos Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Fe, NM, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by University of Missouri.
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Like New. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Inscribed and signed by Niemeyer on title page with a black felt tip pen, text looks new, boards and dust jacket likewise clean and undamaged, Fine/Near Fine, oblong format.
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2007 Niemeyer, Lucian IMAGES OF A VANISHED ERA, 1898-1924; THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF WALTER C SCHNEIDER Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, c2007 first printing 178pp, illustrated black and white photographs Rectangular 8vo New hardcover in d/j.
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Used-Very Good. Picture America at the turn of the twentieth century. Walter Schneider did. It was America's 'era of innocence, ' with change in the wind. The horse and buggy were giving way to the horseless carriage, dirt streets were being paved, and electricity was lighting up the night. From this era comes a previously unknown body of photographic work, representing the talent and skill of a young artist and offering us glimpses of a simpler time. Walter Schneider became interested in photography while still a teenager but kept up his avocation as a law student and attorney. Using primitive equipment and films in a time of conversion from wet-to dry-plate photography, he produced vibrant images of America during its years of transition from an agrarian to an industrial society and documented the emergence of the middle class as the economy grew. Schneider produced some twelve hundred glass-plate negatives, which were stored in a basement for decades and only recently discovered by photographer Lucian Niemeyer. This book contains 168 of the best images, capturing scenes in the artist's hometown of Kankakee, Illinois, and his schooling at the University of Wisconsin and also ranging widely across America and the world. Through images of domestic scenes and festive crowds, rural tranquility and burgeoning industry, we can see how America was coming to terms with a new age. Turn-of-the-century Kankakee was pure Americana, with recreation along its river provided by steam-powered paddleboats in summer, ice-skating in winter. 'Images of a Vanished Era' distills the essence of that era and also reflects Schneider's travels: city scenes in New York and Chicago; photos taken on bicycle trips through rural Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee in the days before paved roads; and views of Europe before the First World War, when Schneider bicycled from Germany to Italy with his cameras, plates, and developing equipment. All reflect the work of a consummate artist and skilled technician who was a master of his trade. These are photographs brimming with social commentary and nostalgia that will fascinate anyone whose familiarity with this period is limited to the recollections of older relatives. 'Images of a Vanished Era' documents the early craft of an emerging art while offering a new window on the past. Picture America at the turn of the twentieth century. Walter Schneider did, producing vibrant images of America during these years of transition. Schneider produced some twelve hundred glass-plate negatives, which were stored in a basement for decades and only recently discovered by photographer Lucian Niemeyer. Through images of domestic scenes and festive crowds, rural tranquility and burgeoning industry, we can see how America was coming to terms with a new age. Brimming with social commentary and nostalgia, these photographs will fascinate anyone whose familiarity with this period is limited to the recollections of older relatives. 'Images of a Vanished Era' documents the early craft of an emerging art while offering a new window on the past.
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New. 0826217230. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--178 pages; 168 photos. --with a bonus offer--
