Ray McKenzie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6158468 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ray McKenzie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ray |
| FAMILY NAME | McKenzie |
| SIGNATURE | MCKENZIE R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Frith, Francis
Scottish photographers in nineteenth-century Italy
No account of the photographic activities that linked Scotland with Italy in the nineteenth century can proceed without acknowledging the dominant achievement of Robert Macpherson (1811–1872). As an artist who had already taken up pemtanent residence in Rome at least a decade before he abandoned painting in favour of photography in 1851, he takes natural precedence over the many other Scottish photographers of the same period who set out for Ital…
Thomas Annan and the scottish landscape
Thomas Annan (1830–87) was a successful Scottish photographer who produced work in all the main subject categories associated with commercial practice in the midnineteenth century, including portraiture, landscape, urban and industrial documentation and reproductions of works of art. While it is true that the versatility and range of his achievement have not gone unacknowledged, his reputation today undoubtedly rests on one particular body of wor…
The ‘photographic tour’ in nineteenth century Scotland
This paper examines the emergence of the ‘photographic tour’ as a distinct cultural form in Scotland. Analysis of the written accounts of photographers visiting Scotland in the mid 19th century reveals a pattern of recurring attitudes in which Scottish topography is understood in terms of its history, literature and social culture. It is also related to parallel developments in other branches of leisure and recreation, and is thus shown to be an …
The Laboratory of Mankind’
PHOTOGRAPHY. —I would strongly recommend every assistant-surgeon to make himself a master of photography in all its branches, on paper, on plate glass, and on metalic plates. I have practised it for many years, and know of no extra professional pursuit that will more repay him for all the expense and trouble (and both are very considerable) than this fascinating study — especially the new process by Collodion for the stereoscope. During the cours…
The ‘photographic tour’ in nineteenth century Scotland
This paper examines the emergence of the ‘photographic tour’ as a distinct cultural form in Scotland. Analysis of the written accounts of photographers visiting Scotland in the mid 19th century reveals a pattern of recurring attitudes in which Scottish topography is understood in terms of its history, literature and social culture. It is also related to parallel developments in other branches of leisure and recreation, and is thus shown to be an …
The Laboratory of Mankind’
PHOTOGRAPHY. —I would strongly recommend every assistant-surgeon to make himself a master of photography in all its branches, on paper, on plate glass, and on metalic plates. I have practised it for many years, and know of no extra professional pursuit that will more repay him for all the expense and trouble (and both are very considerable) than this fascinating study — especially the new process by Collodion for the stereoscope. During the cours…
Thomas Annan and the scottish landscape
Thomas Annan (1830–87) was a successful Scottish photographer who produced work in all the main subject categories associated with commercial practice in the midnineteenth century, including portraiture, landscape, urban and industrial documentation and reproductions of works of art. While it is true that the versatility and range of his achievement have not gone unacknowledged, his reputation today undoubtedly rests on one particular body of wor…
The ‘photographic tour’ in nineteenth century Scotland
This paper examines the emergence of the ‘photographic tour’ as a distinct cultural form in Scotland. Analysis of the written accounts of photographers visiting Scotland in the mid 19th century reveals a pattern of recurring attitudes in which Scottish topography is understood in terms of its history, literature and social culture. It is also related to parallel developments in other branches of leisure and recreation, and is thus shown to be an …
Scottish photographers in nineteenth-century Italy
No account of the photographic activities that linked Scotland with Italy in the nineteenth century can proceed without acknowledging the dominant achievement of Robert Macpherson (1811–1872). As an artist who had already taken up pemtanent residence in Rome at least a decade before he abandoned painting in favour of photography in 1851, he takes natural precedence over the many other Scottish photographers of the same period who set out for Ital…
Frith, Francis
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