H.H. Bennett, photographer
Subtitle: his American landscape
By: Sara Rath
Contributors: Bennett, H. H. (Henry Hamilton), 1843-1908
Publisher: Terrace Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Madison Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780299237042
Description: "Henry Hamilton Bennett became a celebrated photographer in the half-century following the American Civil War. Bennett is admired for his superb depictions of dramatic landscapes of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and also for his many technical innovations in photography, including a stop-action shutter and a revolving solar printing house that is now housed at the Smithsonian Institution. With his instantaneous shutter, he gained recognition for his striking images of moving subjects, such as lumber raftmen shooting the river rapids and his son Ashley leaping in mid air from a bluff to the craggy pillar of Stand Rock. This engaging biography tells his life story, illustrated throughout with his remarkable photographs, some of them rarely viewed before. It draws on the photographer's own letters and journals, along with other family documents, to portray the sweep of his career and personal life."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.