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The photogravure process was perfected in the 1850s but is often overlooked in favor of its contemporary, the daguerreotype. The process involved washing a light-sensitive bitumen plate in an acid bath, creating an etching that could then be printed. Photogravure is still used today, and was one of the innovations that helped elevate photography to an accepted fine art.
I’ve always been interested in antiques. As a kid, I collected a variety of stuff – fossils, rocks, minerals, natur… [more]
Swann, which is New York City’s oldest specialty auction house, was founded in the late 1940s as an antiquarian boo… [more]
We both come from families that had collections and we both had collections as children. Jack lost his when his gra… [more]
In 1994, I had the great pleasure of acquiring the complete archive of Walker Evans for the Metropolitan Museum. Th… [more]
Photographer Mark Katzman's comprehensive and beautiful reference site and collection of Photogravure. A must for p… [read review or visit site]
Explore the history, art, and science of antique daguerreotypes. Includes extensive galleries browsable by subject … [read review or visit site]
Jack and Beverly Wilgus' personal collection website, of which the most interesting areas are: strongmen and strong… [read review or visit site]
If you like vernacular photographs of everyday 20th century life, you'll love Square America, a collection of onlin… [read review or visit site]
The Wisconsin Historical Society has really outdone themselves with these excellent galleries focused on the 1880s-… [read review or visit site]
Gary Stark’s encyclopedic website is dedicated to photos and historical information on San Francisco’s legendar… [read review or visit site]
An amazing compilation of found photographs divided up by era (pre-1930, 1930-1950, 1950-1970, 1970-1990, and 1990-… [read review or visit site]
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