Main entry:

Pinson, Stephen C., author.

Title & Author:

Monumental journey : the daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey / Stephen C. Pinson ; with contributions by Sylvie Aubenas, Olivier Caumont, Silvia A. Centeno, Thomas Galifot, Nora W. Kennedy, Grant B. Romer, Martina Rugiadi, Andrea E. Schlather, Lindsey S. Stewart, Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, and Ariadna Cervera Xicotencatl.

Publication:

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2019]
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press
©2019

Description:

xi, 237 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 x 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
The odyssey of an artist and his work / Sylvie Aubenas -- Splendor in the dust / Stephen C. Pinson -- Plates -- Framing an Islamic art / Martina Rugiadi -- The pleasure of ruins / Andrew Szegedy-Maszak -- Daguerreotype work in France / Thomas Galifot -- From drawing to photography : Image-production techniques / Olivier Caumont -- "Un Daguerréotype monstre" / Sylvie A. Centeno, Nora W. Kennedy, Grant B. Romer, Andrea E. Schlather, and Ariadna Cervera Xicotencatl -- Key sites and subjects / Lindsey S. Stewart -- Map of Girault's travels, 1831-50.

Exhibitions:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York from January 30 to May 12, 2019.

Summary:

In 1842, the pioneering French photographer Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804-1892) set out eastward across the Mediterranean with a custom-built camera to explore ancient lands that were largely unknown to the Western world. This book is the first to fully consider the hundreds of daguerreotypes that resulted from his three-year journey, many of which were made using innovative techniques that fascinate photographers to this day. The images, including the first-known photographic documentation of significant locations, offer tangible evidence of historic sites, many of which have since been destroyed, in places such as Greece, Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Jerusalem. They are remarkable and unparalleled portraits of a world gone by. Copiously illustrated and featuring a geographic glossary of the sites and images, Monumental Journey sheds new light on the arc of Girault's career, the vibrant orientalist milieu of 19th-century France that shaped his work, and his inventive contributions to the nascent field of photography. It introduces modern audiences to a brilliant yet enigmatic talent, as well as the stunning images, many published here for the time, that make a major contribution to the histories of both photography and eastern Mediterranean.--Exhibition: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (30.10-12.05.2019); Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France (17.06-13.10.2019).

ISBN:

9781588396631 (hardcover)
1588396630 (hardcover)

Subject:

Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892 Exhibitions.
Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892 Expositions.
Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892.
Girault de Prangey, Joseph-Philibert 1804-1892
Daguerreotype France History 19th century Exhibitions.
Photography France History 19th century Exhibitions.
Photography in archaeology Exhibitions.
Ruins in art Exhibitions.
Historic buildings in art Exhibitions.
Daguerréotype France Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Photographie France Histoire 19e siècle Expositions.
Photographie en archéologie Expositions.
Ruines dans l'art Expositions.
Monuments historiques dans l'art Expositions.
PHOTOGRAPHY General.
Photography.
Daguerreotype.
Historic buildings in art.
Photography in archaeology.
Ruins in art.
Archäologie
Daguerreotypie
Fotografie
Travel photography Middle East History 19th century Exhibitions.
France.
1800-1899

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
History.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Girault de Prangey, 1804-1892, artist.
Aubenas, Sylvie, writer of supplementary textual content.
Caumont, Olivier, 1966- writer of supplementary textual content.
Centeno, Silvia A., writer of supplementary textual content.
Galifot, Thomas, writer of supplementary textual content.
Kennedy, Nora, writer of supplementary textual content.
Romer, Grant B., writer of supplementary textual content.
Rugiadi, Martina, writer of supplementary textual content.
Schlather, Andrea E., writer of supplementary textual content.
Stewart, Lindsey, writer of supplementary textual content.
Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew, writer of supplementary textual content.
Xicotencatl, Ariadna Cervera, writer of supplementary textual content.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution, organizer, issuing body.

Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey

Holdings:

Location: Library main 304588
Call No.: BIB 250163
Status: Available