Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893
Finney, Vanessa2019
Book
The ground-breaking scientific photographs of Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes are revealed for the first time. In the mid-nineteenth century, some of the earliest adopters of the revolutionary new art form of photography were scientists. Museums around the world were quick to see the huge potential for capturing fleeting moments of life, death and discovery. At the Australian Museum, curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes began to experiment with photography in the 1860s, preparing and staging their specimens - from whales and giant sunfish to lifelike lyre bird scenes and fossils - and capturing them in thousands of beautiful and arresting images. Captured reveals this fascinating visual archive for the first time, profiling the remarkable partnership of Krefft and Barnes, their innovative work and the Australian Museum's urgent quest to become more scientific in its practices.
Main title:
Capturing nature : early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 / Vanessa Finney ; foreword by Kim McKay.
Author:
Finney, Vanessa, authorMcKay, Kim, author of introduction, etc
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Australian Museum ; NewSouth Publishing, 2019.©2019
Collation:
199 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical refereneces and index.
ISBN:
9781742236209 (paperback)
Dewey class:
779.3
Language:
English
Subject:
Krefft, Gerard, 1830-1881Barnes, Henry, -1904Australian Museum -- Art collectionsAustralian Museum -- HistoryNatural history museums -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th centuryScience museums -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th centuryScience museums -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Exhibitions -- History -- 19th centuryMuseum exhibits -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th centuryPhotography -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th centuryNature photography -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th centuryNature photography -- AustraliaNatural history -- AustraliaPhotography -- CollectionsPhotography, Biological -- Australia
BRN:
349795