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The Silver Canvas
Daguerreotype Masterpieces from the J. Paul Getty Museum

Forward
Deborah Gribbon

Preface
Weston Naef

Introduction

Prologue: The Origins of the Daguerreotype
        The Magician of Light
        Fortified Vision
        The Dream Has Come to Pass
        The Secret is Disclosed

Chapter 1: The World Poses for the Sun

Chapter 2: Stealing from the Mirror

Chapter 3: The Artificial Retina

Chapter 4: An Intruder in the Realm

Chapter 5: Capturing the Moment

Chapter 6: A Nation in Transition

Notes

Roster of Daguerreian Makers in the Getty Museum Collection
Compiled by Michael Hargraves

Selected Bibliography

Index