The Cromer Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Photography

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With contributions by Sylvie Aubenas, Eleonore Challine, Ellen Handy, Jacob W. Lewis, Anne de Mondenard, and Heather A. Shannon

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A deep dive into the pioneering collection of nineteenth-century French photographs, equipment, and ephemera, which is a cornerstone of the George Eastman Museum

In the early twentieth century, Parisian photographer, amateur historian, and collector Gabriel Cromer (1873–1934) amassed a collection that traced photography’s prehistory, invention, and development to about 1890. His dream was to found a national museum of the photographic arts in France. Although Cromer’s ambition was never realized, his collection was central to establishing the world’s first museum dedicated to photography: the George Eastman Museum. The Cromer Collection of Nineteenth‑Century French Photography considers the origin and circulation of the collection as well as the influence it has had on photography as a field of study. The book’s six essays, written by French and American scholars, explore the Cromer Collection’s complex passage across markets, borders, and functions. For more than half a century, curators and scholars worldwide have drawn extensively on the Gabriel Cromer Collection for exhibitions and publications; this book provides the first focused scholarly study of the foundational resource.



Published in association with the George Eastman Museum

Sylvie Aubenas is chief curator of the Department of Prints and Photographs at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

ISBN: 9780300264272
Publication Date: May 31, 2022
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the George Eastman Museum
328 pages, 9 3/8 x 11 1/2
272 color illus.