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Roger Fenton (Aperture Masters of Photography) | 
| Creators: Roger Pare, Roger Fenton
Publisher: Aperture
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Sales Rank: 1724019
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Masters of Photography Ed
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0893812714
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.0924
EAN: 9780893812713
ASIN: 0893812714
Publication Date: April 1, 1988
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Condition: Small corner crease to cover. Light pencil price on first page. Rest of text clean. Light wear. (245)
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Product Description
Roger Fenton achieved widespread fame for his coverage of the Crimean War, as it was the first extensive photographic documentation of a war. "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is regarded as one of the most important photographs of war that has ever been recorded. However, the Crimean photographs account for only a small section of the thousands that he produced, and of the many subjects in which he took an interest.
Fenton's work was greatly admired by Queen Victoria, and he was commissioned to take portraits of the royal family. He traveled and photographed extensively in the United Kingdom and Russia. He also photographed still lifes and landscapes. These landscapes, full of Romantic poetic sensibility, may be the greatest tribute to his art, revealing the audacity and innovation of his vision, together with a sense of serene harmony. They provide a unique view of the Victorian aesthetic.
In an introductory essay, Richard Pare provides an account of the artist's life, and his many and varied contributions to the art of photography.
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