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From George Eastman House : Notes On Photographs
Established by George Eastman House in 2006, Notes On Photographs is a tool for communication among students, historians, collectors, curators, conservators, archivists, practitioners, and the interested public. The site is an international forum for gathering information that enhances the communal understanding of the photographic print.
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Marks + Inscriptions
Signatures, stamps, and labels are among the distinguishing characteristics marking individual prints that aid in characterizing the work of a particular photographer. The characterization database records these and many other characteristic details of specific photographic prints.
Photographers + Prints
Identification and characterization of key attributes of the work of specific photographers enhances understanding of valued photographic prints. Compare and contrast individual prints in the Print Room.
Materials + Techniques
The choice of materials and techniques applied in photography are intrinsic to the photographs that are produced. Recognizing these artifacts and understanding the creative process of an individual photographer deepens appreciation of the photograph.
Conservation
Condition issues, relative to the work of an individual photographer or to a specific process, have implications for treatment and future care of the print. Conservation encompasses scientific analysis, guidelines for photograph documentation, and glossaries for related terms.
Just Added! Index to the Research from the Andrew W. Mellon Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation.
Reference Resources
Sharing expertise through authored articles and glossaries dynamically builds a repository of knowledge.
Featured Project
This image is variously known as “Powerhouse Mechanic,” “Mechanic at Steam Pump in Electric Power House,” “Man with Wrench” and other descriptive titles. The prints in the George Eastman House collection vary not only in descriptive title but in material, content and markings, including different formats, papers, surfaces and image color; variant poses, sitters, and treatments of the subject; and multiple stamps and inscriptions. The following groupings are based on the originating negative. The last group includes variant treatments of the subject. (more...)
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