Begley, Adam

The great Nadar : the man behind the camera / Adam Begley - First edition. - New York : The Duggan Books , 2017 - 248 p. : illus. ; 25 cm

Includes index.

Nadar aloft -- Félix -- LaVie de bohème -- The writing life -- "All is lost! Nadar has learned to draw!" -- On Rue Saint-Nadar -- Nadar vs. Nadar Jeune -- On the boulevard -- High and low -- Siege balloons -- A long good-bye -- Après Nadar.

A portrait of the fabled Parisian photographer, adventurer, and pioneer discusses his bohemian youth, larger-than-life studio, pioneering exploits as a balloonist, and photography sessions with such famed subjects as Victor Hugo, Gustave Courbet, and Alexandre Dumas.


English.

9781101902608


Nadar, Félix (1820 - 1910)


Photographers---France----Biography

TR140.N24 / B45 2017

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