Gold And Silver: Photographs Of Australian Goldfields From The Holtermann Collection
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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In the rugged boom towns and dusty claims of nineteenth-century New South Wales, a remarkable visual record was captured on glass plate negatives — a record now celebrated in Gold and Silver: Photographs of Australian Goldfields from the Holtermann Collection. Selected and annotated by Keast Burke, this volume presents a stunning archive of images drawn from the legendary Holtermann Collection, named after Bernhardt Holtermann, the gold rush entrepreneur who commissioned one of the most ambitious photographic projects of the colonial era. The photographs chronicle the raw, restless energy of the Australian goldfields — the makeshift townships, the weathered miners, the bustling commercial strips — offering an unparalleled window into a defining chapter of Australian history. Burke's expert annotations contextualise each image with scholarly precision, transforming what might otherwise be a simple picture book into an authoritative historical document of immense cultural significance. The collection sits at the intersection of social history and fine art photography, illustrating how the camera, still a relatively new technology at the time, was pressed into service to document an entire society in flux. Rich with period detail and human drama, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what other stories lie hidden in the silver light of these forgotten faces?
Author: Keast Burke
Format: Paperback
Genre: Photography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the rugged boom towns and dusty claims of nineteenth-century New South Wales, a remarkable visual record was captured on glass plate negatives — a record now celebrated in Gold and Silver: Photographs of Australian Goldfields from the Holtermann Collection. Selected and annotated by Keast Burke, this volume presents a stunning archive of images drawn from the legendary Holtermann Collection, named after Bernhardt Holtermann, the gold rush entrepreneur who commissioned one of the most ambitious photographic projects of the colonial era. The photographs chronicle the raw, restless energy of the Australian goldfields — the makeshift townships, the weathered miners, the bustling commercial strips — offering an unparalleled window into a defining chapter of Australian history. Burke's expert annotations contextualise each image with scholarly precision, transforming what might otherwise be a simple picture book into an authoritative historical document of immense cultural significance. The collection sits at the intersection of social history and fine art photography, illustrating how the camera, still a relatively new technology at the time, was pressed into service to document an entire society in flux. Rich with period detail and human drama, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what other stories lie hidden in the silver light of these forgotten faces?