Art & Art History ETDs
Publication Date
11-23-1976
Abstract
This dissertation examines Francis Bedford's ancestry, his early careers in architecture and lithography, and the growth of his reputation as a landscape and architectural photographer; it explores his photographic techniques and concepts, reflected in the views of exhibition notices and society discussions; it reviews Bedford's photographs in the form of single prints, cartes-de-visite, stereographs and tipped-in book illustrations; it describes the circumstances and achievements of his Royal tour; it traces his influence through the work of his son, William, and his other known associates.
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Art History
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
UNM Department of Art and Art History
First Committee Member (Chair)
Van Deren Coke
Second Committee Member
Thomas F. Barrow
Third Committee Member
Wayne Roderic Lazorik
Fourth Committee Member
Beaumont Newhall
Keywords
photography, landscape photography, wet-plate photography, Francis Bedford, photography--England
Recommended Citation
Jay, Bill. "Francis Bedford, 1816-1894: English landscape photographer of the wet-plate period." (1976). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/arth_etds/39
