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| Artist / Maker | George Davison |
|---|---|
| Date | 1909 |
| Culture / Origin | England, 20th century |
| Medium | photogravure |
| Department | Photography |
| Type | Bound Volume |
About the Artist
George Davison British, 1856-1930 George Davison is known as the founder of impressionistic photography, a movement he initiated in 1890 as an extension of the naturalistic theories of Peter Henry Emerson. This, however, infuriated Emerson, who subsequently renounced earlier statements regarding photography as art. Davison was an amateur who had been an audit clerk at the English Treasury before going to work in 1897 for Kodak, Ltd., where he became managing director and a board member. In 1913 he was… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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