Archive for the tag 'photography'

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography

May 18th, 2010

Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography edited by Lynne Warren, Routledge, 2006.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 770.9 W25

Photography’s second century is recorded, analyzed and discussed in this new reference set.  Photography is placed in a variety of contexts such as: geography, institutions & exhibitions, inventions and people.  The set offers a glossary of photographic terms, bibliographies and B&W samples of artists work.

Check out entries on: Lotte Jacobi, Bracketing, Impressionism, Dada, and Works Progress Administration.

Looking for more examples of a particular artist’s work?  Try searching the artist’s name in ARTstor.


Helpful for
: Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, Photographers, Art

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography

March 30th, 2009

Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian

Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography edited by John Hannavy, Routledge, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 770.9 H19

Photography’s first century is recorded, analyzed and discussed in this new reference set.  Photography is placed in a variety of contexts such as: geography, institutions & exhibitions, inventions and people.

Check out entries on: Coloring by Hand, Photographic Jewelry and Tourist Photography.

Helpful for: Photography students, Humanities, History, Art Research.

For examples of 21st Century photography, stop by the lower level of the library to view a display of  SPS student photography from Mr. Lemay’s Studio Lighting Alternative Printing class project.