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George Davison (September 19, 1854, Lowestoft – December 26, 1930, Antibes) was an English photographer.

Biography

Ačkoliv George Davison pocházel z chudé rodiny lodního tesaře, dostalo se mu dobrého vzdělání a roku 1874 se stal státním úředníkem v londýnském Somerset House.^[1]

Začal fotografovat v roce 1885, kdy také vstoupil do fotografického spolku Camera Club. Své fotografie vystavoval již následující rok na výstavě Fotografické společnosti, kam byl přijat za člena. He was influenced by naturalistic photography in the start of his production, especially from Peter Henry Emerson.^[2]

Davison experimentoval s různými technikami a procesy a od naturalistické fotografie se brzy odklonil. Jako jeden z prvních fotografů začal využívat pinhole camera pro vytváření piktorialistických fotografií.^[3] Roku 1890 vytvořil snímek nazvaný The Onion Field (originally named An Old Farmstead), bez ostrých kontur na drsném papíře, takže vyvolával dojem, že jde o malbu. Bývá považován za první impresionistickou fotografii.^[4]^[5] Davisonovy fotografie se však staly předmětem polemik a sporů ve Fotografické společnosti, z níž nakonec vystoupil, a spolu s dalšími stoupenci založil roku 1892 fotografický spolek The Linked Ring Brotherhood.^[3]

V roce 1889 nabídl George Eastman Davisonovi místo ředitele londýnské pobočky firmy Eastman Photographic Materials Company. To byl začátek dlouhodobého svazku Davisona s Eastmanem a firmou Kodak. He left the place of civil officer in 1897 and became an assistant manager in Eastman Photographic Materials Company. His first task was to organize a big competion and exhibition of amateur photography in London. The exhibition was successful – it was visited by more than 25000 visitors during 3 weeks.^[3]

Davidson became a deputy director of Kodak in 1898, and the director two years later. He photographed and made exhibitions till 1911 even he was busy in the company.^[3]

George Davison was interested in social reforms which linked him in contacts with anarchists. Therefore Eastman called himm to resign on the director position in 1908. Davison became member of board till 1912, when he left Kodak company. He moved in Harlech, northern Wales, and in Antibes, southern France due to health reasons in twenties where he died in 1930.^[3]

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Books

Harding, Colin (2008). "Davison, George (1854–1930)". In Hannavy, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. Vol. 1. London: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)

References

^ Harding, Colin (2008). "Davison, George (1854–1930)". In Hannavy, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. Vol. 1. London: CRC Press. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ Harding, pp. 387–388.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harding, p. 388.
^ Hlaváč, Ĺudovít (1987). Dejiny fotografie (in Slovak). Martin: Osveta. p. 183. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Gernsheim, Helmut (1991). Creative photography. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-486-26750-4.

External links

[1] Harding, Colin (2008). "Davison, George (1854–1930)". In Hannavy, John (ed.). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. Vol. 1. London: CRC Press. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)

[2] Harding, pp. 387–388.

[Harding388-3] Harding, p. 388.

[4] Hlaváč, Ĺudovít (1987). Dejiny fotografie (in Slovak). Martin: Osveta. p. 183. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] Gernsheim, Helmut (1991). Creative photography. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-486-26750-4.

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