Mounted photographs
no date, ca. 1885 · New York
by [Architectural Photography]. LEVY, Albert
New York: published by the photographer, no date, ca. 1885. The images measure 7.75 inches by 9.5 inches (or the reverse) & are mounted to thick card stock (14" x 17") Most of the photos are numbered in the negative & the mounts each bear the imprint of the photographer, with his Bond Street, New York address.
The images are a bit light The mounts are wavy, soiled, foxed, & one has the lower corner chipped away, otherwise Good or better.
A pioneer of architectural photography, Albert Levy (1844–1847 - 1907) was a French photographer active in Europe and the United States He produced thousands of images documenting the history of civil, domestic, and church architecture in France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. Significant collections of his work can be found at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Additionally, Levy began the manufacture of gelatin dry plates in 1878, preceding George Eastman's patent by a year. (Inventory #: 0000358)
The images are a bit light The mounts are wavy, soiled, foxed, & one has the lower corner chipped away, otherwise Good or better.
A pioneer of architectural photography, Albert Levy (1844–1847 - 1907) was a French photographer active in Europe and the United States He produced thousands of images documenting the history of civil, domestic, and church architecture in France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. Significant collections of his work can be found at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Additionally, Levy began the manufacture of gelatin dry plates in 1878, preceding George Eastman's patent by a year. (Inventory #: 0000358)