Some Vernacular Railroad Photographs
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393239381 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great found rail photographs. D. A. Livesey It took a moment for me to get the idea. The pictures are sometimes small and sometimes by amateurs. But if you are aware, it will quickly hit you: this is the joy you get when you find a photo album in the attic and realize that Great Uncle John took pictures of trains. What a discovery!So instead of the extravaganza pho. Alexander Craghead said Amateur Photography and the Obsession of Collecting. The act of collecting was once a particularly strong trait in Anglo-American culture. Much of my childhood was spent in the 1980s, before the Internet era, when kids--and especially boys--were still expected to busy themselves with hobbies that generally involved some form of collecting. I never traded baseball cards--min. "You may have to look up the word "Vernacular"." according to H. N. Dohe. You know, I had in mind what I thought this book would be. It's not that. It's not a bad book, but I was expecting. I thought it would be photos from unidentified sources. For example, I found in one of my grandfather's album a photo taken by my great grandfather of the Empire State Express. A book of train snapshots. Now
It is accompanied by an essay that includes a brief discussion of the aesthetic evolution of railroad photography in the early to mid-twentieth century and the phenomenon of the International Engine Picture Club, which acted as a clearing house and swapping mechanism for rail fans. A remarkable collection of images taken by passionate amateurs that have both a historical value and an innocent charm. Jeff Brouws and Wendy Burton have been collecting vernacular railroad photographs for many years, poring through disorganized boxes of snapshots at train shows and swap meets. 250 duotone photographs. With a keen editorial eye they have sought out the unusual, the lyrical, the pastoral, and the urban, ultimately assembling a collection that includes railroad landscapes, locomotives, bridges, and people primarily during the age of steam. This fascinating assemblage will appeal to fans of vernacular photography and rail fans alike
--Frederick N. Beautiful and dramatic a stunning collection. --Frederick N. Rasmussen" . RasmussenBeautiful and dramatic a stunning collection
. Norton) was published in 2006. W. Jeff Brouws is a fine art photographer and part-time writer who has nine books to his credit, authoring five on railroad photography alone. She has worked in the publishing industry for thirty-five years in various capacities. His photographs can be found in major institutional collections around the country including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Princeton University Art Museum, Harvard