H.H. Bennett, photographer : his American landscape / Sara Rath.

Main entry:

Rath, Sara.

Title & Author:

H.H. Bennett, photographer : his American landscape / Sara Rath.

Publication:

Description:

xxv, 272 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
Early days : 1843-1864 -- Discovering the landscape : 1864-1867 -- Picturing the dells : 1868-1875 -- William Metcalf, friend and mentor : 1873-1881 -- Developments : 1882-1883 -- The snapper : 1883-1888 -- Personal views : 1888-1890 -- Urban landscapes : 1890-1899 -- Change in the wind : 1899-1904 -- Shadows : 1903-1908 -- Guardian spirits : 1908-2010.

Summary:

"Henry Hamilton Bennett became a celebrated photographer in the half-century following the American Civil War. Bennett is admired for his superb depictions of dramatic landscapes of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and also for his many technical innovations in photography, including a stop-action shutter and a revolving solar printing house that is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution. With his instantaneous shutter, he gained recognition for his striking images of moving subjects, such as lumber raftmen shooting the river rapids and his son Ashley leaping in mid air from a bluff to the craggy pillar of Stand Rock. This engaging biography tells his life story, illustrated throughout with his remarkable photographs, some of them rarely viewed before. It draws on the photographer's own letters and journals, along with other family documents, to portray the sweep of his career and personal life."--Publisher description.

ISBN:

9780299237042 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0299237044 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908.
Bennett, Henry Hamilton.
Photographers Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells Biography.
Photographes Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells Biographies.
Photographers.
Landschaftsphotographie.
Wisconsin Dells (Wis.) Biography.
Wisconsin Wisconsin Dells.
USA.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies.

Added entries:

Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269765
Call No.: BIB 202135
Status: Available

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