{"product_id":"the-painted-photograph-18391914-origins-techniques-aspirations-9780271015071","title":"The Painted Photograph  18391914: Origins  Techniques  Aspirations","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs photography grew more popular following its invention in 1839  its admirers did not understand how a medium that rendered shapes and textures in exquisite detail could fail to render them in realistic color. Also disappointing was the tendency of the captured images to fade over time. Photographers  ever eager to please their public  began \"painting\" their photographs with substances ranging from water colors and oil to chalk and crayon. Images were enlarged  enhanced  and framed  to simulate the splendors of the traditional portrait. With its rich variety of illustrations in color and duotone  The Painted Photograph is the first comprehensive history of overpainting  from its origins to World War I. The 131 illustrations featured draw upon original nineteenth- and early twentieth-century sources  most from America and Britain  but also representing Japan  Turkey  Austria  Germany  Poland  Canada  Bohemia  India  Australia  Norway  Holland  and Russia. In describing a multitude of early techniques  the authors survey overpainting on various types of photographs  including daguerreotypes  tintypes  and imprinted porcelain  milk glass  enamel  magic lantern slides  and textiles. Particularly fascinating are discussions of overpainted death portraits  most commonly those of children  and the origins of popular \"picture postcards\" featuring overpainted landscape scenes. The Henisches address also the eager acceptance of the painted photograph throughout the world  despite the hostility of the art-critical establishment. The Painted Photograph will appeal to a wide public interested in photography  history  sociology  social anthropology  folk art  popular fashion  and antiques.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275473936437,"sku":"ByrdShop_0271015071","price":333.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780271015071.jpg?v=1780507899","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-painted-photograph-18391914-origins-techniques-aspirations-9780271015071","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}