{"product_id":"the-cromer-collection-of-nineteenth-century-french-photography","title":"The Cromer Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Photography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Cromer Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Photography (Hardcover, 328 pages) – George Eastman Museum, 2022. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n A deep dive into the pioneering collection of nineteenth-century French photographs, equipment, and ephemera, which is a cornerstone of the George Eastman Museum   In the early twentieth century, Parisian photographer, amateur historian, and collector Gabriel Cromer (1873–1934) amassed a collection that traced photography’s prehistory, invention, and development to about 1890. His dream was to found a national museum of the photographic arts in France. Although Cromer’s ambition was never realized, his collection was central to establishing the world’s first museum dedicated to photography: the George Eastman Museum. The Cromer Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Photography considers the origin and circulation of the collection as well as the influence it has had on photography as a field of study. The book’s six essays, written by French and American scholars, explore the Cromer Collection’s complex passage across markets, borders, and functions. For more than half a century, curators and scholars worldwide have drawn extensively on the Gabriel Cromer Collection for exhibitions and publications; this book provides the first focused scholarly study of the foundational resource.   Published in association with the George Eastman Museum  ","brand":"Sylvie Aubenas, Eleonore Challine, Ellen Handy, Jacob Lewis, Anne de Mondenard, Heather A. Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46070248538346,"sku":"9780300264272","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/71ZQX-HCNOL._SY522.jpg?v=1781252679","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-cromer-collection-of-nineteenth-century-french-photography","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}