four photographs from the interview between Michel eugène chevreul (1786-1889 French Chemist) and nadar on the occassion of chevreul's 100th birthday, 1886
Four gelatin silver prints, printed c.1888, 16.5x12cm (6x5in.). F rom the important series of photographs considered to be the earliest “photo-interview”. The original negatives were made on August 31, 1886. The interview was published in the Journal Illustre of 5 Sept. 1886. These are four images from the series of 27 in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale and illustrated in Francoise Heilbrun, Maria Morris Hambourg and Philippe Neagu, Nadar-Les Annees Creatrices: 1854-1860 , fig.120-127, pp.163-164. Paul Nadar (1856-1939) was the son of Felix Nadar. He explored the potential of the "snapshot" and the new Kodak cameras and eventually took over business from his father.
four photographs from the interview between Michel eugène chevreul (1786-1889 French Chemist) and nadar on the occassion of chevreul's 100th birthday, 1886
Four gelatin silver prints, printed c.1888, 16.5x12cm (6x5in.). F rom the important series of photographs considered to be the earliest “photo-interview”. The original negatives were made on August 31, 1886. The interview was published in the Journal Illustre of 5 Sept. 1886. These are four images from the series of 27 in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale and illustrated in Francoise Heilbrun, Maria Morris Hambourg and Philippe Neagu, Nadar-Les Annees Creatrices: 1854-1860 , fig.120-127, pp.163-164. Paul Nadar (1856-1939) was the son of Felix Nadar. He explored the potential of the "snapshot" and the new Kodak cameras and eventually took over business from his father.
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