Nationalities and universalism in the early historiography of photography (1843-1857)"

François Brunet (1)

1 LARCA UMR 8225 - Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Cultures Anglophones

This article considers the fluctuation, in early commentary and historiography of photography (1843–1857), between the recurring expression of nationalities as criteria of photographic practice and an aspiration to regard the new medium as a promising universal language.

Keywords: photography; nationalism; universalism; World Fairs (1850s); Elizabeth Eastlake

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Art and art history; Humanities and Social Sciences; History; Humanities and Social Sciences; Cultural heritage and museology

François Brunet. Nationalities and universalism in the early historiography of photography (1843-1857)". History of Photography, 2011, History of Photography, 35 (2011) (2), 98-110 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03087298.2010.516587. ⟨hal-01378184⟩