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River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west / Rebecca Solnit.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2004Description: 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0142004103
  • 9780142004104
Other title:
  • Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 777.092 23
LOC classification:
  • TR849.M87 S55 2004
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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"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.

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