"Camera Notes" was one of the most significant American photographic periodicals of its time. Published quarterly by the Camera Club of New York and edited by Alfred Stieglitz, it represented a critical phase in the campaign to legitimize the photo image as an artistic pursuit. Throughout most of its six-year life (1897-1903) the publication included articles on photographs as fine art, as well as hundreds of halftone images and high-quality photogravure images. While much has been written on the rest of Stieglitz's ...
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"Camera Notes" was one of the most significant American photographic periodicals of its time. Published quarterly by the Camera Club of New York and edited by Alfred Stieglitz, it represented a critical phase in the campaign to legitimize the photo image as an artistic pursuit. Throughout most of its six-year life (1897-1903) the publication included articles on photographs as fine art, as well as hundreds of halftone images and high-quality photogravure images. While much has been written on the rest of Stieglitz's endeavours, no attention has been given to this vital publication. This volume focuses on "Camera Notes" and its influence. It reproduces all of the more than 250 halftones that appeared in its pages, as well as all of the beautiful photogravures in their original tones.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by W W Norton and Company, New York. 1993. 204 pgs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "Camera Notes was the most significant American photographic periodical of its time. Published quarterly by the Camera Club of New York and edited by Alfred Stieglitz, the fountainhead of American Art Photography, it represented a critical phase in the campaign to legitimize the photo image as an artistic pursuit. Throughout most of its six-year life (1897-1903) the publication included thoughtful articles on photography as fine art as well as hundreds of halftone images and stunning high-quality photogravures. While much has been written on Stieglitz's life and many endeavors, including his later publication Camera Work, little attention has been given to Camera Notes." "This striking volume details the history of Camera Notes and its influence on the photographic world. It reproduces in their original tones all 91 of the beautiful photogravures that appeared during the journal's life. In addition, it contains a fully illustrated index of the more than 250 halftones that appeared on its pages."; 9 X 0.75 X 10.25 inches; 204 pages.
