Colour Mania
Photographing the World in Autochrome
$74.98
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2022
Summary
Exquisite yet too fragile to exhibit, one of the world’s greatest collections of autochromes - a pioneering colour photography process - is presented to a wide audience for the first time.
Offering unprecedented access to the V&A’s collection of autochromes - one of the greatest collections of early colour photography in the world - Colour Mania presents this pioneering photographic process in its full, vibrant, wondrous and painterly beauty and provides …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780500480762 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0500480761 |
| Author: | Catlin Langford |
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Imprint: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.73kg |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 255mm x 305mm |
| Series: | V&A |
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Critics Review
A rare glimpse into a photographic revolution * Sunday Times *
This captivating title draws from the superb collection of Autochrome images held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, and affords a rare opportunity to view these delicate images, which cannot be exhibited without damage, due to their light sensitivity. An enchanting view into a collection of images rarely seen, and a process crucial to creating our contemporary image wo * Library Journal *
This timely book reminds the reader of the magic, wonder, and profound impact the invention of color photography had on the newly discovered medium in the form of autochromes… [Brings] to life a forgotten color movement that is often neglected due to the impossibility of exhibition. Essential * Choice *
Catlin Langford
Catlin Langford is a curator currently based in Naarm/Melbourne. She was the inaugural Curatorial Fellow in Photography, supported by The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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