Color as Form, A History of Color Photography, International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House 8.5 x 10 inches, 40-pages. ©1982. This was written to accompany the exhibition of the same name made up of 236 images that was shown at George Eastman House in Rochester, NY July-September 1982 and Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Washington, DC. April-June 1982, ISB 0-935398-06-6.
This small booklet is filled with thoroughly research information on the history of color photography.
There is a scholarly preface by Robert A. Sobieszek
Color photographs by the who’s who of color photography: Rev. Levi Hill 1851, Ducos du Hauron 1877, Lumiere brothers 1899, Nickolas Muray 1931, Steichen 1935, Irving Penn 1947, Walker Evan 1952, Harry Callahan 1951, Eliot Porter 1968, Wm. Eggleston 1972,
A detailed list of all the 236 images with a description of the process used to make the photograph and ownership.
Followed by a description of various Additive and Subtractive Processes. A description of direct applied color processes all with dates
It is a wonderful book and reference source for the color photographic historian.
The SECOND ITEM In 2022 the American Chemical Society Commemorated the Birth of Consumer Photography by the erecting of a bronze plaque honoring George Eastman and Eastman Kodak Company.
This is the 8-page program for that event that has an excellent documentation of the history of photography from Niepce, Daguerre, dry plates, and Kodak’s work.
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