W. Sawyer

Book

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Perth Museum

W. Sawyer, Portrait Painter: The image features elegant, gold-textured lettering on a black background that reads "W. Sawyer, Portrait Painter," printed on the cover of a book about portrait artist named W. Sawyer. The design is simple yet sophisticated, primarily focusing on the artist's name and profession with a classic typographic style.
W. Sawyer, Portrait Painter

The image features elegant, gold-textured lettering on a black background that reads "W. Sawyer, Portrait Painter," printed on the cover of a book about portrait artist named W. Sawyer. The design is simple yet sophisticated, primarily focusing on the artist's name and profession with a classic typographic style.

Name/Title

W. Sawyer

Entry/Object ID

024.3.1.3

Description

Black cover with gold lettering. Soft cover. 95 pages. Page 91 COMMISSIONS - First page - 1882 - 5 rows up from the bottom - Sep. I.T. or J.T. Henderson, wife, 25x30 50 paid Page 93 FRAMING CHARGES - First page - 1882 Frames - 12 rows down - Oct 28 I.T. or J.T. Henderson Perth 1 25x30 do ___ 18.50 pd Front cover: W. Sawyer, Portrait Painter. Back Cover: Photographic and art STUDIO, W. Sawyer, 193 ST. PETER STREET CORNER OF CRAIG MONTREAL This is to introduce to the public some of the basic definitions of the 19th century photographic phenomenon. The importance of Sawyer's own photographic activity rests largely with his use of the calotype, a form of early photography, which is rarely documented in Canada. Sawyer, by combining the activities of portrait painting and photograph, demonstrates in his work the absorption of the photographic perception into the artist's perception in the 19th century. Consideration of his use of photography in the context of the 19th century suggest that it was used positively and as would have been expected. Contents are: Notes on the description of works. Foreword. Lenders to the Exhibition. William Sawyer: Portrait Painter. The Photograph and the Portrait. The Photograph in the 19th Century. Photographers and Artists in Communities visited by W. Sawyer, 1856-1867. The Daybooks. Daybook 1856-1867. Daybook 1862. Notes to Daybooks. Public Lectures on Art and Photography. The Photograph and the Portrait: Public and Private Expressions of Opinion. Portrait Painting in the 19th Century: A Method. Account Records 1882-88. Artist Sawyer is Dead.

Dimensions

Height

28 cm

Width

0.9 cm

Length

23.5 cm