New Orleans 1867: Photographs by Theodore Lilienthal - Hardcover

Van Zante, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858942101 ISBN 13: 9781858942100

Verlag: Merrell Willcox House, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Unusual book

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Reseña del editor:

This book brings together all the surviving photographs - 126 of the original 150 - from the remarkable series "La Nouvelle Orleans et ses environs", taken in 1867 by the New Orleans photographer Theodore Lilienthal (1829-1894). Comprising the first official photographic survey of any American city, the images - featuring every aspect of the city, from mansions and churches to factories and asylums - were exhibited at the Paris World Exposition of 1867 before being presented to Napoleon III, emperor of France (reigned 1852-70). Gary A. Van Zante discusses Lilienthal's techniques and places each work in the context of a city embarking on reconstruction. Extensive biographical and bibliographical information is also provided. This detailed and evocative pictorial and historical survey of Civil War-era New Orleans will appeal to anyone interested in American history, the history of photography or the development of the modern city.

Biografía del autor:

Gary A. Van Zante is Curator of Architecture and Design at the MIT Museum, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was formerly Curator of the Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane University, New Orleans.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Merrell Willcox House
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1858942101
• ISBN 13: 9781858942100
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288