Emerson’s Evolution

Emerson’s Evolution

British photographer Peter Henry Emerson’s dramatic recantation of his beliefs about photography and art forms a canonical yet perplexing episode in the modernist history of photography. This article explores Emerson’s interest in evolutionary psychology, revealing how his crisis of confidence, alon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carl Fuldner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tate 2017-05-01
Series:Tate Papers
Subjects:
Peter Henry Emerson
naturalism
history of photography
evolution
theories of vision
psychology
The Death of Naturalistic Photography
Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art
Herbert Spencer
William James
Hermann von Helmholtz
scientific naturalism
The Principles of Psychology
Online Access:http://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/27/emersons-evolution

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http://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/27/emersons-evolution

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