Description: ALL THE MIGHTY WORLD: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROGER FENTON 1852-1860 (2004 Paperback) Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England's most celebrated and influential photographer during the 1850s, the 'golden age' of this radically new medium. Fenton's majestic pictures of cathedrals, country houses, and varied countryside were without peer in England, as were his views of the royal castles and Houses of Parliament that embodied Britain's power. But Fenton's choice of subjects ranged more widely he was among the first to photograph the Kremlin and other landmarks of Moscow and Kiev; he was commissioned in 1855 to document the Crimean War, producing early war photographs; and he created theatrical Orientalist costume pictures and a startling series of lush still-life photos. Fenton had first studied law and painting, but soon after he took up the camera he was making photographs that were technically superb and highly original in their handling of composition, perspective, atmosphere, and light. ... FREE SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 55 oz
Book Title: All the Mighty World : the Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852-1860
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Photography
Author: Gordon Baldwin, Malcolm R. Daniel, Sarah Greenough, Roger Fenton
Item Length: 10.2 in
Item Width: 11.8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
