Eugène Atget, 1857-1927
By: James Borcoman.
Contributors: Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927.; National Gallery of Canada.
Publisher: National Gallery of Canada
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927.; Photography, Artistic -- Exhibitions.; Photography -- France -- History -- Exhibitions.
Description: James Borcoman, curator of photographs at the National Gallery of Canada, has produced a book that details the museum's entire Atget holding of 146 pictures. Twenty-four of these photographs are also printed as duotone plates. Placing Atget in the artistic and cultural context of the times, Borcoman traces his career as photographer along with providing much historical information regarding nineteenth-century photography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Canada, summer and early autumn, 1982.