Isidore Van Kinsbergen (1821-1905): Fotopionier en theatermaker in Nederlands-Indie / Photo Pioneer And Theatre Maker in the Dutch East Indies both past and present

both past and present

Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum (2006)

The binding is tight and the pages are clean and crisp

Author: Maartje Brattinga

Isidore Van Kinsbergen (1821-1905): Fotopionier en theatermaker in Nederlands-Indie / Photo Pioneer And Theatre Maker in the Dutch East Indies both past and presentIsidore van Kinsbergen (1821 1905) is sometimes described as the 'sleeping beauty' of nineteenth century photography, because his remarkable body of work has never been presented in its entirety. Yet he was a flamboyant artist who appeals to the imagination. For the first time, this publication gives a broad overview of the exceptional qualities of this photo pioneer. Van Kinsbergen became famous for the almost four hundred photographs he took of