Main entry:

Hamilton, Peter, 1947-

Title & Author:

The beautiful and the damned : the creation of identity in nineteenth century photography / Peter Hamilton, Roger Hargreaves.

Publication:

Aldershot, Hampshire [England] ; Burlington, VT : Lund Humphries, 2001.

Description:

121 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, 6 June-7 October, 2001.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, June 6-Oct. 7, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-117) and index.
The beautiful and the damned -- Putting faces to the names: social and celebrity portrait photography -- Policing the face -- Conclusion: template for a new order?
Dust jacket.

Summary:

This text looks at the broad social and cultural context for the development of portrait photography in the 19th century, showing how social and celebrity portraiture on the one hand, and scientific photography on the other, were different facets of the era's fascination with classification.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0853318212
9780853318217
1855143097
9781855143098

Subject:

Photography History 19th century Exhibitions.
Portrait photography History 19th century Exhibitions.
Photography Scientific applications History 19th century Exhibitions.
Carte de visite photographs Exhibitions.
Celebrities Portraits History 19th century Exhibitions.
Portrait photography Political aspects.
Portrait photography Social aspects.
Portraits (Photographie) Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Portraits (Photographie) Aspect politique.
Portraits (Photographie) Aspect social.
Photographie Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Photographie scientifique Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Cartes de visite photographiques Expositions.
Célébrités Portraits Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Carte de visite photographs
Celebrities
Photography
Photography Scientific applications
Portrait photography
Portretfotografie.
Fotografia Història S. XX.
Retrats Història S. XX.
Celebrities Portraits 19th century Exhibitions.
Photographie documentaire.
Photographie artistique.
Portrait photographique.
19e siècle.

Form/genre:

Portrait.
Exhibition.
Exhibition catalogues.
exhibition catalogs.
portraits.
group portraits.
Portraits
Exhibition catalogs
History
Photographie (Descripteur de forme)
Catalogues d'exposition.
Portraits de groupe.

Added entries:

Hargreaves, Roger, 1959-
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 233309
Call No.: TR15 .H295 2001
Status: Available