Francis Frith in Egypt and Palestine: A Victorian Photographer Abroad
Winner of the 2004 British Art Book Prize, Historians of British Art"While considering the content of the pictures and the writing that accompanied many of them, Nickel discusses the social forces that surrounded and shaped Frith and his photography, such as his Quaker upbringing and the close relationship between science and religion in Victorian England. Exemplary documentation and well-written descriptions of Frith's photographic processes are also remarkable."--Library Journal"Stating that Frith's photographs . . . would be better regarded if photographic history were taught as a history of ideas rather than a history of art practices or scientific discoveries, Nickel presents nearly 200 pages of carefully considered and well-written discussion about the cultural and intellectual backgrounds of Frith's time and their resonances within Frith's own life and in his 1850s photographs. . . . The reproductions are excellent and close to the originals."--Choice"Nickel fully establishes a coherent and relevant context for an evaluation of Frith's life and work. A lucid narrative and studied selection of works anchor the volume."--Gareth Harris,The Art Newspaper"This volume is a significant addition to scholarship of religious publishing and economic history that deserves faithful reading."--Candy Gunther Brown,Journal of Religion