This small and delightful booklet contains, among many others, the only known color portrait of King Edward VII, taken by Lionel de Rothschild (of the banking dynasty), who as a young man was a talented autochrome photographer, motorboat racer and reckless cross-Europe car driver. (HCA).
Text dt. - Incl. a description of the Autochrome process, an introduction to the image publication history of National Geographic Magazine, and a list of Hildebrand’s autochrome publications (1926-1938) in NG Magazine.
Corke-Essenhigh, Henry (1883-1919) & Clarke Nuttall, Gertrude
Text engl. - Published in 5 vols. and in different editions. - See Fuchs, Caroline: Anticipation and reality. A re-evaluation of autochrome projection. In: PhotoResearcher (Vienna: ESHPh), no. 19, 2013, p. 32f.
Text ital., engl., dt. - Includes reproductions of autochrome, three-color separation, three-color printing and hand-colored image processes; also includes a few reproductions of First World War posters and postcards.
Text engl. - Louis Lumire is perhaps best known in the U.S. for his seminal role in the invention of cinema, but his most important contribution to the history of photography was the autochrome. Engagingly written and marvelously illustrated with over 300 images, The Lumière Autochrome: History, Technology, and Preservation tells the fascinating story of the first industrially produced form of color photography. Initial chapters present the Lumire family enterprise, set out the challenges posed by early color photography, and recount the invention, rise, and eventual decline of the autochrome, which for the first four decades of the twentieth century was the most widely used form of commercial color photography. The book then treats the technology of the autochrome, including the technical challenges of plate fabrication, described in step-by-step detail, and a thorough account of autochrome manufacture. A long final chapter provides in-depth recommendations concerning the preservation of these vulnerable objects, including proper storage and display guidelines. There are also engaging portfolios throughout the book showcasing autochrome photographs from around the world as part of an initiative founded by the French banker Albert Kahn, as well as engrossing testimonials by children of men who worked in the Lumire factories in the early twentieth century. The appendix includes transcriptions and facsimile reproductions from the Lumire notebooks as well as original patent documents. (Publisher’s text).
Text fr. - „En 1907, la commercialisation de l'autochrome Lumière provoque une révolution dans la pratique photographique : elle ouvre la voie de la photographie couleur. Parcourant la Bretagne, les photographes saisissent alors les lumières et atmosphères changeantes des paysages, les voiles et coques colorées dans les ports, les motifs des costumes traditionnels comme autant de prétextes à explorer les qualités de leur nouveau moyen d'expression. Amateur, professionnel ou opérateur au service des archives de la planète, chacun se lance dans l'aventure où l'attrait du pittoresque croise l'approche documentaire et ethnographique sans négliger la recherche d'une esthétique parfois inspirée de la peinture.“ (Verlagstext).
Text fr. - Fr. ed. Les autochromes de J. H. Lartrigue 1912-1927. [Avec une conversation avec J.-H. Lartigue a propos de ses autochromes de Georges Herscher]. Paris: Herscher 1980. Dt. Ausgabe: Autochrome. Frühe Farbphotos 1912-1927. Kehl: Swan 1981.
Text engl. - Nebeneintrag. - Keywords: Le Caire reproduit en noir et blanc • Le Caire projeté en couleurs. - Downloadable version: http://journals.openedition.org/inha/4886