Alfred Hart: Photographer of the Pacific Railroad
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R072340 Ned. Fotomuseum Ned. fotomuseum
TitleAlfred Hart: Photographer of the Pacific Railroad
Author
Edition[nummer] 1
[jaargang] XII
[tijdschrift; titel] HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
[tijdschrift; pagina] 61-75
Photographer
Iconographic keywords
Year of publication1988
Materialartikel
Document TypeArticle
Geographical keywordVerenigde Staten
Abstract
A biography of Alfred Hart (1816-1908), who from 1864 to 1869
systematically documented the construction of the first
transcontinental railroad as official photographer of the
Central Pacific Railroad. He started his career as a painter,
then moved to the commercial more succesfull business of 'moving
panorama': a narrative sequence on long wide canvass. In 1857 he
changed to photography. After 1869 he changed again from
profession and began painting again in San Francisco. The author
states that Hart was also of eminent importance regarding the
international recognition of Western landscape photographs.
(Ill.)
systematically documented the construction of the first
transcontinental railroad as official photographer of the
Central Pacific Railroad. He started his career as a painter,
then moved to the commercial more succesfull business of 'moving
panorama': a narrative sequence on long wide canvass. In 1857 he
changed to photography. After 1869 he changed again from
profession and began painting again in San Francisco. The author
states that Hart was also of eminent importance regarding the
international recognition of Western landscape photographs.
(Ill.)
| Copy number | R072340 |
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| Shelf mark | Ned. fotomuseum |