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A History of Photography. From 1839 to the Present
25Edition: EnglishAvailability: August 29, 2025From delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in history: founder of Kodak George Eastman had a decidedly American career. Upon his death, his house became an international museum of photography and film: to this day, it holds the largest collection of its kind in the world. This volume curates the most impressive images from the collection in an incomparable overview of photographic history.
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.57 lb, 768 pages
“An intelligent introduction to the history of photography. In every respect, an outstanding work.”
A History of Photography. From 1839 to the Present
25In the Beginning There Was Light
Photography throughout the ages
George Eastman’s career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak progressed from a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, and a crucial innovator in photographic history.
Eastman died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film, and today holds the largest collection of its kind in the world, containing over 400,000 images and negatives—among them the work of such masters as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Ansel Adams.
Home also to 23,000 cinema films, five million film stills, one of the most important silent film collections, technical equipment and a library with 40,000 books on photography and film, the George Eastman House is a pilgrimage site for researchers, photographers, and collectors from all over the world. This volume curates the most impressive images from the collection in chronological order to offer an incomparable overview of photographic history.
Eastman died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film, and today holds the largest collection of its kind in the world, containing over 400,000 images and negatives—among them the work of such masters as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Ansel Adams.
Home also to 23,000 cinema films, five million film stills, one of the most important silent film collections, technical equipment and a library with 40,000 books on photography and film, the George Eastman House is a pilgrimage site for researchers, photographers, and collectors from all over the world. This volume curates the most impressive images from the collection in chronological order to offer an incomparable overview of photographic history.
A History of Photography. From 1839 to the Present
Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.17 kg, 768 pagesISBN 978-3-8365-4099-5
Edition: EnglishDownload product images here
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WONDERFUL READ
November 11, 2021
This is a beautiful book with excellent information. Highly Recommended for Students of Photograhy!A splendid selection
November 4, 2021
The photography selection is splendidly varied; there's something for everyone to fall in love with, all lovingly rendered in the same high quality we've come to expect. But the exploration of the history of the medium, with its techniques and movements, is the true gem. This is a wonderful, informative tour of photography's long history.Informative
November 4, 2021
Informative and easy to read because of its small size history of photography. Everything you could ask for in a small package.A history of Photography
November 3, 2021
Un aperçu étonnant de l'histoire de la photographieUne exellente synthèse !
October 31, 2021
Rassemblés par G.Eastman House Collection un remarquable panorama depuis 1839 de l'art de peindre avec la lumière qu'est la photographie. Un panel bien représentatif de photographies et des explications détaillés. Seul critique un glossaire trop limité à une quinzaine de pages.