Solomon Nunes Carvalho
Solomon Nunes Carvalho | |
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| Born | 27 April 1815 |
| Died | 21 May 1897 Pleasantville, New York, United States |
| Known for | Photography |
Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815 Charleston - 1897) was an American painter and photographer . Born in Charleston, South Carolina in the Spanish-Jewish family of Portuguese descent. He traveled through the territory of Kansas, Colorado and Utah .
He was interested in portrait photography using the daguerreotype method.[1][2]
It is considered a pioneer in travel photos as they were, for example, Francis Bedford, George Wilson Bridges, Maxime Du Camp, and Francis Frith.[3]
He is the subject of a documentary film entitled Carvalho's Journey, by filmmaker Steve Rivo, that is to be released in 2015.[4]
Pictures, sounds and videos on the topic Solomon Nunes Carvalho at Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho
References
- ^ Solomon Nunes Carvalho on askART http://www.askart.com/artist/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho/38728/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho.aspx
- ^ Solomon Nunes Carvalho Daguerreotypes in the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Carvalho&co=dag
- ^ Leggat, Robert. A History of Photography: Travel Photography http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/travel_p.htm (Access: November 24, 2009)
- ^ Carvalho's Journey - A documentary film by Steve Rivo http://carvalhosjourney.com