History Of Photography

Issues and developments in photography from its inception with Daguerre in 1839 to the present in Europe and the United States. The interaction of art and technology in photography, relationships of photography to painting, development of genre and themes in photography, the effect of photography on ways of seeing. Major artists include Nadar, Atget, Stieglitz, Weston, and Frank. (May be taken at 100 level with consent)