Camille Silvy Retrospective For National Portrait Gallery

ArtDaily reports that the first retrospective exhibition of work by Camille Silvy, one of the greatest French photographers of the nineteenth century, will open at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. Marking the centenary of Silvy's death, "Camille Silvy: Photographer of Modern Life, 1834-1910", will include over a hundred objects, many of which have not been exhibited since 1860. The portraits on display offer a unique glimpse into nineteenth-century Paris and Victorian London through the eyes of one of photography's greatest innovators. This exhibition is being organised by the Jeu de Paume, Paris, in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, London. Focusing on Silvy's ten-year creative burst from 1857-67 when he was working in Algiers, rural France, Paris and London, the exhibition will show how Silvy pioneered many branches of the photographic medium including theatre, fashion, military and street photography. The exhibition draws on works from public and private collections including that belonging to Silvy's descendants, seen for the first time, along with a cache of letters in which Silvy describes to his parents how he set up and ran his London studio. For full source and full article click the Headline). Irish Art