"The Four Stages of Photography" by Richard Benson; the Dean of the Yale School of Art since 1986 and whose work resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, as well as many other institutions and private collections, explains how photography moved from the early stages of capturing light on materials of low light sensitivity through the process of printing systems using digital files. It is a fascinating account of the history of capturing images on media.
Henry Wilhelm's "A History of Permanence in Traditional and Digital Color Photography: The Role of Nash Editions" is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand both the history of photographic longevity as well as those who are trying to create fine art images with permanence. This essay is based on a much longer work; 758 pages, that was produced by Wilhelm and Carol Brower in 1993 called "The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs". The version contained in Nash Editions: Photography And The Art Of Digital Printing is geared toward the impact that Nash Editions had on the concerns of the permanence of high quality , large photographic prints on a wide range of papers and canvas.
Through out the book are photos and images from Nash and Holbert as well as many others. Sprinkled throughout are interludes featuring Nash clients such as David Hockney, Danny Lyon, Olivia Parker, Horace Bristol, Jenny Okun, and Darryl Curran. There is a piece on how Nash Editions, in collaboration with Epson corporation, put together an exhibition of Steven Wilkes work in 2001 as well as the history of the permanence ratings of select digital print material between the years of 1991 and 2006.
This book is a must-own for anyone who is serious about photography, fine art printing or just a lover of fine art. This book, if it were a little larger in footprint and hard-bound, would be a quintessential "Coffee Table" book.
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This is another noteworthy event. We’re all aware about the influence of Nash in the field of photography. It’s therefore fitting and proper to collect all of his artwork in one place for everybody to see. Those who can grab a copy are expected to be more inspired. The images and all of the photos will surely fill everybody’s longing towards perfect portraiture and photography.