Want to learn more?
Check out some of these books and websites used in the preparation of this exhibit.Books with a * can be found in our Reference Library. Ask a staff member for more information.
Books:
Coe, Brian, The Birth of Photography: The story of the formative years 1800-1900. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1977.
Govignon, Brigitte, ed., The Abrams Encyclopedia of Photography. Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers, [2005].
Greenhill, Ralph and Andrew Birrell, Canadian Photography 1839-1920. Toronto: Coach House Press, 1979.
* Greenough, Sarah and Diane Waggoner, The Art of the American Snapshot 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2007.
* Rosenblum, Naomi, A World History of Photography, 3rd edition. New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1997.
* Weaver, Janice, Mirror with a Memory. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2007.
Websites:
Albumen: www.albumen.stanford.edu
The American Museum of Photography: www.photographymuseum.com