{"product_id":"the-poor-mans-picture-gallery-stereoscopy-versus-paintings-in-the-victorian-era","title":"The Poor Man's Picture Gallery: Stereoscopy versus Paintings in the Victorian Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Poor Man's Picture Gallery: Stereoscopy versus Paintings in the Victorian Era (Hardcover, 208 pages) – The London Stereoscopic Company, 2014. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis astonishing set of stereocards from Brian May's collection reconstructs 14 well-known Victorian works in Tate Britain using real actors and staged scenes. The stereos are contemporary with the paintings, and their existence was hitherto unknown outside the circle of specialist collectors of Victoriana. They were produced for commercial reasons -- the advent of a new painting by a great artist was big news, but most people were not able to access and enjoy the new works of art. Entrepreneurial photographers of the day reconstructed the scenes, photographed them, and sold the stereocards for profit. In addition to their beauty, they shed light on the story of these famous paintings, and reveal a great deal about the society of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe format shows the painting itself, followed by the stereocard versions of that painting with explanatory text. The artists include Landseer, Maclise, Wallis, Millais, Calderon, Collinson, Frith, Egley, Collins, Leslie, Haydon; and the photographers were the most distinguished of that time. The book accompanies an exhibition of these cards, which will be held at the Tate from October 2014 on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over 300 photographs and illustrations, this extraordinary volume comes slipcased with a 3-D viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   About the Author   \u003cp\u003eDenis Pellerin, dedicated photo historian, was a teacher for over 30 years and has been interested in photography since the age of ten. He was bitten by the stereo bug in the 1980s, has been fascinated by the Diableries for over 25 years, and has written several books and articles on 19th-century stereo photography for various magazines, institutions and museums. He graduated as an MA in Art History at the Sorbonne in 1999 and has since been specializing in French and British Victorian genre stereo views. He is currently working on his PhD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian May, CBE, PhD, FRAS, is a founding member of Queen, a world-renowned guitarist, songwriter, producer and performer. Brian postponed a career in astronomy when Queen's popularity first exploded, but after an incendiary 30 years as a rock musician, returned to astrophysics in 2006, when he completed his PhD and coauthored his first book, Bang! The Complete History of the Universe with Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott. Stereoscopy has been a lifelong passion, and his second book,  A Village Lost and Found, written with Elena Vidal, introduced the genius of Victorian stereo photographer T. R. Williams to a global audience.\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Denis Pellerin, Brian May","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069232566506,"sku":"9780957424616","price":73.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/71dkerjmufL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781205116","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/the-poor-mans-picture-gallery-stereoscopy-versus-paintings-in-the-victorian-era","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}