Shadows of war : Roger Fenton's photographs of the Crimea, 1855
2017
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In 1855, Roger Fenton (1819-69) travelled to the war-torn Crimea to capture scenes of the conflict and the soldiers involved. A pioneering photographer who helped establish photography as an art form, Fenton was also one of the first to document the brutality of war through this then-fledgling medium. Today, many of his images, like The Valley of the Shadow of Death, showing a dirt road scattered with cannonballs, are considered to be among most iconic photographs of war. 'Shadows of War' draws on the extensive holding of Fenton's photographs in the Royal Collection, bringing together 250 photographs of the Crimean War, taken between March and June 1855.
Main title:
Shadows of war : Roger Fenton's photographs of the Crimea, 1855 / Sophie Gordon ; with contributions from Louise Pearson.
Author:
Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869Gordon, Sophie, authorQueen's Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland), host institution
Imprint:
London : Royal Collection Trust, 2017.
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition held at Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781909741386 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2260635
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