[PDF.71qh] Galleries of Friendship and Fame: A History of Nineteenth-Century American Photograph Albums

Galleries of Friendship and Fame is the first comprehensive investigation of the origin, development, and practices of 19th-century American photograph albums. In this fascinating book, the author argues that the album—whether functioning as family record, parlor entertainment, social register, national portrait gallery, or advertisement for photography itself—helped transform the nature of self-presentation at the cusp of modernity.

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You easily download any file type for your gadget.Galleries of Friendship and Fame: A History of Nineteenth-Century American Photograph Albums   |  Elizabeth Siegel. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!