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Brought to light

photography and the invisible, 1840-1900

By Keller, Corey & Tucker, Jennifer G. & Gunning, Tom & Gröning, Maren & Marie-Sophie Corcy & Carole Troufleau & Erin O'Toole

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"Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Explores nineteenth-century photography's impact on science and popular culture. Includes reproductions of nearly 200 vintage photographs and scholarly essays by exhibition curator Corey Keller, cultural historian Jennifer Tucker, and film historian Tom Gunning" --Provided by Publisher.

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978-0-30014-210-5
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[San Francisco] : San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ; c2008.


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Reviewed on December 15, 2008

This nicely illustrated and beautifully presented exhibition catalog features reproductions of nearly 200 vintage photographic images made by 19th-century scientists, amateur inventors, and photographers, who used photography as a tool for documenting the results of early experiments with microscopes, telescopes, electricity, magnetism, motion studies, X-rays, radiation, and spiritualist demonstrations. It also includes four scholarly and engaging essays: While Keller (associate curator, photography, San Francis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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