River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west /
Solnit, Rebecca,
River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west / Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west Rebecca Solnit. - 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin ... 2003"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index.
The annihilation of time and space -- The man with the cloudy skies -- Lessons of the golden spike -- Standing on the brink -- Lost river -- A day in the life, two deaths, more photographs -- Skinning the city -- Stopping time -- The artist in motion and at rest -- From the center of the world to the final frontier.
In modern history, Muybridge has a significant role -- he captured the motion of the horse with his innovative technology, leading to motion pictures. The impact of recording motion is explored by Solnit as she studies Muybridge and his subsequent life, including the cultural and historical impact on a highly industrialized society.
0142004103 9780142004104
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.
Cinematographers--United States--Biography
Chronophotography--History
TR849.M87 / S55 2004
777.092
River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west / Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west Rebecca Solnit. - 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin ... 2003"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index.
The annihilation of time and space -- The man with the cloudy skies -- Lessons of the golden spike -- Standing on the brink -- Lost river -- A day in the life, two deaths, more photographs -- Skinning the city -- Stopping time -- The artist in motion and at rest -- From the center of the world to the final frontier.
In modern history, Muybridge has a significant role -- he captured the motion of the horse with his innovative technology, leading to motion pictures. The impact of recording motion is explored by Solnit as she studies Muybridge and his subsequent life, including the cultural and historical impact on a highly industrialized society.
0142004103 9780142004104
Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904.
Cinematographers--United States--Biography
Chronophotography--History
TR849.M87 / S55 2004
777.092