The camera and the press : American visual and print culture in the age of the daguerreotype /

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"Before most Americans ever saw an actual daguerreotype, they encountered this visual form through written descriptions, published and rapidly reprinted in newspapers throughout the land. In The Camera and the Press, Marcy J. Dinius examines how the first written and published responses to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dinius, Marcy J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Material texts.
Temas:
1800 - 1899
Photography in literature > History > 19th century.
Literature and photography > United States > History > 19th century.
American fiction > 19th century > Illustrations > Public opinion.
Daguerreotype > United States > History > 19th century.
Documentary photography > Social aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Visual communication > United States > History > 19th century.
Public opinion > United States > History > 19th century.
Photographie dans la littérature > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature et photographie > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Illustrations > Opinion publique.
Daguerréotype > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Photographie documentaire > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Communication visuelle > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Opinion publique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Visual communication
Public opinion
Daguerreotype
Documentary photography > Social aspects
Literature and photography
Photography in literature
United States
History
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