Belgian Photographers 1839-1939: A Chronological Bibliography of Publications from 1945 to 2020

Belgian Photographers 1839-1939 is een onmisbare gids voor iedereen met interesse in de geschiedenis van de fotografie in België. Het boek biedt een overzicht van gedrukte publicaties, verschenen tussen 1945 en 2020, over Belgische fotografen die actief waren vanaf de uitvinding van de fotografie tot aan het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De chronologische bibliografie wordt gevolgd door een auteurs- en fotografenindex. Deze laatste laat toe alle publicaties terug te vinden waarin een bepaalde fotograaf — professioneel of amateur, met lokale, nationale, of internationale bekendheid — vermeld wordt.

Searching for information on locally, nationally, or internationally renowned amateur or professional photographers working in Belgium before the Second World War? You might find some information on the internet, but many sources have only been published in print. Furthermore, this printed information is very scattered and difficult to find. It may have been published in journals on culture and art, on heritage, on local and general history, on photography and history of photography, in catalogues of collections and exhibitions, in reference works, monographs and theses.

Belgian Photographers 1839-1939 provides an overview of printed publications issued between 1945 and 2020 about Belgian photographers who were active from the discovery of photography until the beginning of the Second World War. It presents a chronological bibliography, an author index and—most importantly—a comprehensive photographer index. The latter allows one to identify all publications in which a certain photographer has been mentioned.

This book will be an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the history of photography in Belgium, including photo and art historians, heritage researchers, genealogists, and archivists.