Solomon Nunes Carvalho

Solomon Nunes Carvalho

A portrait of the artist
Born (1815-04-27)27 April 1815
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died (1897-05-21)21 May 1897
Pleasantville, New York, United States
Known for Photography

Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815 Charleston - 1897) was an American painter and photographer . Born in Charleston, South Carolina in the Spanish-Jewish family of Portuguese descent. He traveled through the territory of Kansas, Colorado and Utah .

He was interested in portrait photography using the daguerreotype method.[1][2]

It is considered a pioneer in travel photos as they were, for example, Francis Bedford, George Wilson Bridges, Maxime Du Camp, and Francis Frith.[3]

He is the subject of a documentary film entitled Carvalho's Journey, by filmmaker Steve Rivo, that is to be released in 2015.[4]

Pictures, sounds and videos on the topic Solomon Nunes Carvalho at Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho

References

  1. Solomon Nunes Carvalho on askART http://www.askart.com/artist/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho/38728/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho.aspx
  2. Solomon Nunes Carvalho Daguerreotypes in the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Carvalho&co=dag
  3. Leggat, Robert. A History of Photography: Travel Photography http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/travel_p.htm (Access: November 24, 2009)
  4. Carvalho's Journey - A documentary film by Steve Rivo http://carvalhosjourney.com
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