{"product_id":"photographer-of-modern-life-camille-silvy-9781606060254","title":"Photographer of Modern Life: Camille Silvy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe French photographer Camille Silvy (1834 1910) was one of the most original artists of his time. More than any other nineteenth-century photographer  Silvy exemplifies Charles Baudelaires idea of the artist as an interpreter of modern life. This book explores Silvys innovative efforts to master industrial-scale portrait production alongside fineart photography in his popular London studio. Presenting sitters in modern dress was a new phenomenon and Silvy was a pioneer in the creation of the carte-de-visite (a photographic visiting card). This fascinating account of Silvys life and photography is published to mark the centenary of his death. Combining research into exhibition prints  still lifes  and street scenes  as well as the intimate  beautifully lit and posed cartes-de-visite  the book demonstrates Silvys extraordinary originality and his life as a man of both art and commerce. A previously unpublished photographic collection of his family is also included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953310654517,"sku":"ByrdShop_1606060252","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781606060254.jpg?v=1788184782","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/photographer-of-modern-life-camille-silvy-9781606060254","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}