Gordon Baldwin, Malcolm Daniel, and Sarah Greenough ; with contributions by Richard Pare, Pam Roberts, and Roger Taylor
xiv, 290 p. :
ill., maps ;
26 x 30 cm
Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Feb. 1-Apr. 24, 2005; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 24, 2005-Aug. 21, 2005; Tate Britain, London, Sept. 21, 2005-Jan. 2, 2006
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-281) and index
"A new starting point": Roger Fenton's life / Sarah Greenough -- "On nature's invitation do I come": Roger Fenton's landscapes / Malcolm Daniel -- In pursuit of architecture / Gordon Baldwin -- "Mr. Fenton explained everything": Queen Victoria and Roger Fenton / Roger Taylor -- "Trying his hand upon some oriental figure subjects" / Gordon Baldwin -- Roger Fenton and the still-life tradition / Pam Roberts -- "A most enthusiastic cultivator of his art": Fenton's critics and the trajectory of his career / Roger Taylor -- "The exertions of Mr. Fenton": Roger Fenton and the founding of the photographic society / Pam Roberts -- Roger Fenton: the artist's eye / Richard Pare -- A chronology of the life and photographic career of Roger Fenton / Rogert Taylor, Gordon Baldwin