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The final chapters turn to travel photography and studio photography, concluding with an excellent chapter on artists and amateurs. Chapter 1 focuses on daguerreotypes before chapter 2 turns to the negative/positive process for works on paper, spotlighting the Livernois Studio (1854-74), founded by Élise Livernois in Quebec City. Fletcher's story opens I Rare Merit i and skillfully articulates Skidmore's main thesis: women's histories are central to the medium, and women played a significant role in the development of Canadian photography. [Extracted from the article] |
