
Laughter and the Camera
A Different History of Photography
Rolf H. Krauss(Author)
Rolf H. Krauss(Editor)
Kerber Verlag
1st Edition
Published in August 2016
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-3-7356-0205-3 (ISBN)
Description
The French philosopher Henri Bergson believed that laughter holds a special place in people's lives together. He described it as a "social gesture" that makes it possible for people in general to deal with the new and unfamiliar. This book presents the birth of photography and its victory march through the nineteenth century from a previously little known perspective: laughter in the new medium. Caricatures, handbills, and satirical cartoons exemplify its gradual acceptance in society. The richly illustrated volume contains original texts and visual material of the time.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bielefeld
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
61
89 s/w Abbildungen, 61 farbige Abbildungen
61 colour, 89 b&w
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 22.5 cm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1146 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7356-0205-3 (9783735602053)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rolf H. Krauss, geb. 1930, Studium der Staatswirtschaft an der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität in München. Promotion 1956. Tätigkeit als Unternehmer in der Fotowirtschaft. Vorsitzender der Sektion Geschichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Photographie von 1976 bis 1995. Studium der Kunstgeschichte und Germanistik an der Universität Stuttgart. Promotion 1999. Verfasser zahlreicher Veröffentlichungen zur Geschichte und Theorie der Fotografie. Lebt und arbeitet in Stuttgart.