{"product_id":"niagara-falls","title":"Niagara Falls","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAbout Artist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"docs-internal-guid-42744eed-7fff-7432-6a5a-a2afbb5f1d5e\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMike Robinson's PhD dissertation, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/centurydarkroom.com\/s\/Robinson_Dissertation_TMAD_sm-lsmh.pdf\"\u003eThe Techniques and Material Aesthetics of the Daguerreotype\u003c\/a\u003e explains why daguerreotypes look the way they do. It does this by retracing the pathway of discovery and innovation described in historical accounts, and combining this historical research with artisanal, tacit, and causal knowledge gained from synthesizing new daguerreotypes in the laboratory. Admired for its astonishing clarity and holographic tones, each daguerreotype contains a unique material story about the process of its creation. Clues from the historical record that report improvements in the art have been tested in practice to explicitly understand the cause for effects described in texts and observed in historic images. This research raises awareness of the materiality of the daguerreotype as an image, and the materiality of the daguerreotype as a process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout Daguerreotype\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA daguerreotype is the first practical photography process. It was invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1837 and publicly presented in 1839. This method creates detailed, unique photographs that appear as mirror images on silver-plated copper sheets. These sheets are often kept in decorative cases for protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaguerreotypes are mostly used for portraits, capturing people’s likenesses with great detail. This style of photography was popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, marking an important moment in the history of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMORE ARTICLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/daguerreotypes\/articles-and-essays\/the-daguerreotype-medium\" title=\"The daguerreotype medium\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Daguerreotype Medium\u003c\/a\u003e, Library of Congress \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/curiosity.lib.harvard.edu\/daguerreotypes-at-harvard\" title=\"Daguerreotypes at Harvard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/curiosity.lib.harvard.edu\/daguerreotypes-at-harvard\" title=\"Daguerreotypes at Harvard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDaguerreotypes at Harvard - CURIOSity Digital Collections \u003c\/a\u003e, Harvard University \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOrdering Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtwork is currently on exhibition at The Ansel Adams Gallery and is not available for immediate shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease contact us at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:carrie@anseladams.com\"\u003esales@anseladams.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eif you have any questions about shipping and delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eArt Now, Pay Later\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ansel Adams Gallery is proud to offer more ways to pay.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGet the artwork you want in 4 interest-free payments or choose a monthly payment plan when you check out with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anseladams.com\/art-now-pay-later-shop-pay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShop Pay\u003c\/a\u003e.* \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor orders, $50 to $17,000 USD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anseladams.com\/art-now-pay-later-shop-pay\" title=\"Shop Pay Installment Information Link\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e LEARN MORE \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e*ONLINE ORDERS ONLY. 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