1st Edition
Experimental Self-Portraits in Early French Photography
By Jillian Lerner
Copyright 2021
192 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
55 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores a range of experimental self-portraits made in France between 1840 and 1870, including remarkable images by Hippolyte Bayard, Nadar, Duchenne de Boulogne, and Countess de Castiglione. Adapting photography for different social purposes, each of these pioneers showcased their own body as a living artifact and iconic attraction.
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Introduction 1. The drowned inventor: Bayard, Daguerre, and the curious attractions of early photography 2. The artist as brand: The many faces and signatures of Nadar 3. Poses of a living statue: Countess de Castiglione and the photographic tableau 4. Affect as evidence: Dr. Duchenne and the scientific self-portrait
Biography
Jillian Lerner teaches art history at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
