Art History 242 - History of Photography

This course surveys the first century of;photography, beginning with its putative birth in;1839 and following its shifts and turns until the;eve of World War II. We will look at a variety of;photographic types: the daguerreotype, calotype,;tintype, albumen and gelatin silver prints. We;will assess a range of practices: studio;portraiture, commercial pictures, vernacular;photography, journalism, and the fine arts. And;we will follow camerawork in a variety of;settings: Canada, China, England, France, Mexico,;Russia, and the U.S.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors