Notman : a visionary photographer / edited by Hélène Samson and Suzanne Sauvage.

Title & Author:

Notman : a visionary photographer / edited by Hélène Samson and Suzanne Sauvage.

Publication:

Paris : Hazan ; Montreal : McCord Museum, [2016]
©2016

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 33 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition at McCord Museum from November 4, 2016-April 17, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239).

Summary:

This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the career of photographer William Notman (1826-1891). Born in Scotland, Notman emigrated to Canada in 1856; he settled in Montreal and opened a photography studio that later had branches throughout Canada and the United States. Notman documented the development of a continent, photographing street scenes in burgeoning cities and modern transportation by steam and rail, and creating portraits of such notable figures as Mark Twain, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sitting Bull, and Buffalo Bill. By fully exploiting the commercial and aesthetic potential of the rapidly advancing photographic technology, Notman contributed to the establishment of the socio-economic prominence of Montreal and played a key role in the formation of a Canadian national identity. Published and unpublished photographs are paired with texts that explore the photographer's numerous achievements.

ISBN:

9780300223675 (hardback)
0300223676 (hardback)

Subject:

Notman, William Exhibitions.
Notman, William, 1826-1891 Expositions.
Notman, William,
Notman, William
Musée McCord d'histoire canadienne Catalogues.
Musée McCord d'histoire canadienne.
Photographers Canada Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic Pictorial works Exhibitions.
Black-and-white photography Québec (Province) Exhibitions.
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Photographie en noir et blanc Québec (Province) Expositions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Photographie artistique Ouvrages illustrés Expositions.
Photography, Artistic Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Photographers.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition, pictorial works.
Black-and-white photography
Canada.
Québec

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition, pictorial works
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Samson, Hélène, 1952- editor.
Sauvage, Suzanne, editor.
Notman, William. Photographs. Selections.
McCord Museum, host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293687
Call No.: BIB 238803
Status: Available

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