Fox Talbot (*1800,+1877)
1900 · paper
width: 66 cm, height: 87 cm
Rijksmuseum
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John Moffat
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Photography 1839�1937
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
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John Moffat was a Scottish painter and photographer who worked across both media during photography's emergence as a serious artistic practice in the nineteenth century. Based in Edinburgh, he navigated the technical and aesthetic challenges of early photographic processes while maintaining a parallel practice in painting. Active from the 1840s through the 1880s, Moffat's dual engagement with paint and lens positioned him at a pivotal moment in the medium's cultural legitimation.
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