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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoyal Collection Enterprises The Limited
ISBN-101909741388
ISBN-139781909741386
eBay Product ID (ePID)234320244
Product Key Features
Number of Pages254 Pages
Publication NameShadows of War : Roger Fenton's Photographs of the Crimea 1855
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectIndividual Photographers / Monographs, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Photoessays & Documentaries
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhotography, History
AuthorSophie Gordon
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight50.2 Oz
Item Length10.7 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal779.99470738092
Table Of ContentMap of the Crimea The Russian War of 1853-5 Roger Fenton in the Crimea Plates Postscript: After the War 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' Appendix: Fenton's Crimean Photographs Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
SynopsisIn 1855, Roger Fenton (1819-69) traveled to the war-torn Crimea to capture scenes of the conflict and the soldiers involved. A pioneering photographer who helped establish photography as an art form, Fenton was also one of the first to document the brutality of war through this then-fledgling medium. Today, many of his images, like The Valley of the Shadow of Death, showing a dirt road scattered with cannonballs, are considered to be among most iconic photographs of war. Shadows of War draws on the extensive holding of Fenton's photographs in the Royal Collection, bringing together 250 photographs of the Crimean War, taken between March and June 1855. Because of the long exposure times needed for early photography, Fenton was never able to photograph battles, but his landscapes and portraits tell the story of camp life, mortar batteries, and the besieged town of Sebastopol, in a way that even the most powerful words could not. Shadows of War also highlights the impact Fenton's images had on people back in Britain, who saw the realities of war documented in photographs for the first time. The first book to focus on Fenton's Crimean War photography, Shadows of War will fascinate anyone with an interest in history and photography., In March 1855, Roger Fenton, a former solicitor and founding member of what is now known as the Royal Photographic Society, travelled to war-torn Crimea to capture the brutality of war through the medium of photgraphy, one of the first to do so. Royal Collection Trust has the most important holding of his work in the world, with some 350 of his photo - graphs. This new publication will bring these together, along with other never before published objects and images, for the very first time. It will also highlight the impact of the Crimean War in the UK throughout 1855-6 and its long terms effects on both British foreign policy, the royal family and na - tional feeling toward the documented realities of war.
LC Classification NumberTR820.6
