The Lumière Autochrome: History, Technology, and Preservation

$70.00 at The Getty Museum.

Bertrand Lavédrine and Jean-Paul GandolfoWith the collaboration of Christine Capderou and Ronan Guinée Louis Lumière is perhaps best known in the U.S. for his crucial role in the invention of cinema, but his most important contribution to the history of photography was the autochrome. Engagingly written and marvelously illustrated with over 300 images, The Lumière Autochrome: History, Technology, and Preservation tells the fascinating story of the first industrially produced form of color photography. Initial…