Eugène Atget, 1857-1927

James Borcoman, curator of photographs at the National Gallery of Canada, has produced a book that details the museum's entire Atget holding of 146 pictures. Twenty-four of these photographs are also printed as duotone plates. Placing Atget in the artistic and cultural context of the times, Borcoman traces his career as photographer along with providing much historical information regarding nineteenth-century photography.