Photographer of Modern Life: Camille Silvy

$40.00 at The Getty Museum.

Mark Haworth-Booth The French photographer Camille Silvy (1834–1910) was one of the most original artists of his time. More than any other nineteenth-century photographer, Silvy exemplifies Charles Baudelaire's idea of the artist as an interpreter of modern life. This book explores Silvy's innovative efforts to master industrial-scale portrait production alongside fine-art photography in his popular London studio. Presenting sitters in modern dress was a new phenomenon and Silvy was a pioneer in the creation…