- pictorialism
- pic·to·ri·al·ism
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pictorialism
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Pictorialism — was a photographic movement in vogue from around 1885 following the widespread introduction of the dry plate process. It reached its height in the early years of the 20th century, and declined rapidly after 1914 after the widespread emergence of… … Wikipedia
pictorialism — pictorialist, n. /pik tawr ee euh liz euhm, tohr /, n. 1. Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, esp. of recognizable or realistic representations. 2. emphasis on purely photographic or scenic qualities for its own sake,… … Universalium
pictorialism — I. pikˈtōrēəˌlizəm noun ( s) : the use or creation of pictures or visual images development from his original level of illustration into full pictorialism Virgil Barker II. pikˈtōrēəˌlizəm, ˈtȯr noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
pictorialism — noun Date: 1869 1. the use or creation of pictures or visual images 2. a movement or technique in photography emphasizing artificial often romanticized pictorial qualities • pictorialist adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pictorialism — noun a) A school of artistic photography that emphasized using photography to mimic certain styles of contemporary painting, that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries b) Any artistic use of photography to imitate painting,… … Wiktionary
pictorialism — pic•to•ri•al•ism [[t]pɪkˈtɔr i əˌlɪz əm, ˈtoʊr [/t]] n. cvb fia the creation or use of pictures or visual images, esp. of recognizable or realistic representations • Etymology: 1865–70 pic•to′ri•al•ist, n … From formal English to slang
pictorialism — /pɪkˈtɔriəlɪzəm/ (say pik tawreeuhlizuhm) noun a style of photography using techniques such as soft focus to give the effect of a painting, popular in the early 20th century. –pictorialist, noun …
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Clarence Hudson White — Clarence Hudson White, photographed by Fred Holland Day Clarence Hudson White (April 8, 1871 – July 7, 1925) was an American photographer and a founding member of the Photo Secession movement. During his lifetime he was widely recognized as a… … Wikipedia
photography, history of — Introduction method of recording the image of an object through the action of light, or related radiation, on a light sensitive material. The word, derived from the Greek photos (“light”) and graphein (“to draw”), was first used in the… … Universalium
