Vanessa Finney

Broschiertes Buch

Capturing Nature

Early Scientific Photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893

Beschreibung

The ground-breaking scientific photographs of Australian Museum curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes are revealed in this volume for the first time. Capturing Nature reveals this fascinating visual archive for the first time, profiling the remarkable partnership of Krefft and Barnes.

Autor

Vanessa Finney is a curator, historian and archivist with a special interest in natural history in colonial Australia. At the Australian Museum she manages the country’s oldest and largest natural history archives and rare books collection. She is the author of Transformations: Harriet and Helena Scott, Colonial Sydney’s Finest Natural History Painters (NewSouth December 2018).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of New South Wales Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 203mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781742236209
• ISBN-10: 1742236200
• Artikelnr.: 55304135