The Pencil of nature

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Summary: The wonderful invention of Daguerre and Fox Talbot fascinated the Victorians as a new art form and a new way of looking at the world. This program follows the technical and esthetic strides made by the early, often amateur, practitioners. Material is drawn from the British Royal Archives at Windsor Castle; The Royal Institution of South Wales, Swansea; from the early photographic societies; The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Bath; Norwich Photographic Society; and from the first museum to embrace the new medium, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2005], c1989.

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General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 19, 2005. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	New Art of Photogenic Drawing (3:53) -- Daguerrotype (2:16) -- First Photographic Subjects (2:40) -- Photography, Art, and Science (2:21) -- Early Portraits (2:05) -- Photographing the Royal Family (3:09) -- Great Exhibition of 1851 (4:54) -- Victoria and Albert Museum (3:49)
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