Edward Livingston Wilson
Illustration — Portrait of Wilson by Frederick Gutekunst, 1881 • Illustration — Wilson in Egypt, ca.1882 Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903) was an American photographer, writer and publisher. In Philadelphia in the 1860s he worked for Frederick Gutekunst and in 1864 he began the Philadelphia Photographer magazine. He served as an energetic officer of the National Photographic Association of the United States.
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Edward Livingston Wilson
Frederick Gutekunst · Edward L. Wilson (= 1881) Wilson's Photographics: a Series of Lessons [1], Philadelphia: Edward L. Wilson · Public domain
- Born
- 1838
- Died
- 1903
- Nationality
- United States
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- photographer
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- English
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Illustration — Portrait of Wilson by Frederick Gutekunst, 1881 • Illustration — Wilson in Egypt, ca.1882 Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903) was an American photographer, writer and publisher. In Philadelphia in the 1860s he worked for Frederick Gutekunst and in 1864 he began the Philadelphia Photographer magazine. He served as an energetic officer of the National Photographic Association of the United States.
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Edward Livingston Wilson (1838–1903) was an American photographer.
Languages used include English. Works by the photographer are held at Israel Museum and Photography Collection.
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In 1869 he joined the "Eclipse Expedition" in Iowa overseen by Henry Morton, and in 1881 travelled to the Middle East. In New York City he published Wilson's Photographic Magazine starting in 1889. Collaborators included Michael F. Benerman and William H. Readers included Edward S.
• Written, photographed, and/or edited by Wilson: • 1864- • 1880 • 1883 • 1895 * • v.3, 1866 • v.4, 1867 • v.6, 1869 • v.7, 1870 • v.8, 1871 • v.9, 1872 • v.26 * * * * * * •. Includes photos of Jerusalem, Petra, Thebes, Tiberias. * • Other authors published by Wilson * * * * * * * *
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- 1.Sarah J. Weatherwax. Encyclopedia of 19th century photography. Routledge. 2008.
- 2.Edward Livingstone Wilson. The Photographic Times and American Photographer. July 6, 1888.
- 3.Philadelphia City Directory. 1867.
- 4.Timothy Egan. Short nights of the Shadow Catcher: the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2012. 9780618969029.
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