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Author:

Pauwels, Erin Kristl, author.

Title:

Napoleon Sarony's living pictures : the celebrity photograph in Gilded Age New York / Erin Pauwels.

Publisher:

The Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2024

Description:

xiii, 253 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm

Subject:

Sarony, Napoleon,--1821-1896.
Sarony, Napoleon,--1821-1896
Portrait photographers--New York--New York--Biography.
Portrait photography--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Staged photography--New York--New York--History--19th century.
Celebrities--History--History--19th century.
Celebrities--Portraits--19th century.
Photographes portraitistes--New York--New York--Biographies.
Portraits (Photographie)--New York--New York--Histoire--19e siecle.
Photographie mise en scene--New York--New York--Histoire--19e siecle.
Celebrites--Portraits--19e siecle.
Celebrities--Portraits
Portrait photographers
Portrait photography
Staged photography
New York (State)--New York
1800-1899
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A portrait of the artist -- Public images -- Consuming copies -- A signature look -- Objects of art -- Living pictures/modern art.

Summary:

"Examines the career of the Gilded Age photographer Napoleon Sarony and his role in the rise of celebrity culture in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0271095067
9780271095066

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1372131555

LCCN:

2023012984

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)