Thomas Smillie

Thomas Smillie
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Narození15. dubna 1843
Edinburgh
Úmrtí7. března 1917 (ve věku 73 let)
Washington, D.C.
Alma materGeorgetownská univerzita
Povolánífotograf
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Thomas William Smillie (15. dubna 1843 Edinburgh – 7. března 1917 Washington, D.C.) byl skotsko-americký fotograf a archivář. Sloužil jako první oficiální fotograf Smithsonova institutu a také jako první oficiální kurátor sbírky fotografií v této společnosti.[1]

Životopis

Smillie se narodil v Edinburghu ve Skotsku, ale v pěti letech se s rodinou přestěhoval do Spojených států. Nakonec navštěvoval Georgetownskou univerzitu jako student medicíny a chemie.[2]

Kariéra

Ve věku 27 let začala Smillie pro Smithsonian jako fotografka s použitím různých fotografických technik k dokumentaci každodenního provozu Smithsonian, jejích výstav a lidí.[3] V roce 1890 byla Louisa Bernie Gallaherová převedena do jeho fotografického oddělení poté, co si Smillie všiml jejích fotografických dovedností. Gallaherová se stala jeho hlavní asistentkou.[4]

Smillie získal zkušenosti v terénu jako expediční fotograf pro Americkou rybářskou komisi a fotografoval zatmění Slunce 28. května 1900. Navíc, po vytvoření formální sekce fotografie v Smithsonian v roce 1896, Smillie byl jmenován kustodem, který měl na starosti rostoucí fotografickou sbírku;[5] zastával obě funkce až do své smrti v roce 1917.[6]

Jedním ze Smillieho zájmů bylo zachování historie fotografie. Po převzetí kurátorských funkcí rozhodl, že „bude i nadále vyvíjeno úsilí, zejména v souvislosti s budoucími expozicemi amatérské fotografie, zajistit taková díla, která jsou nezbytná k tomu, aby se sbírka v Národním muzeu stala referenční a evidenční sbírkou,“ která bude nejen předmětem zájmu a potěšení veřejnosti, ale bude mít praktickou hodnotu i pro samotné fotografy.“[3] Jeho počáteční nákupy pro sekci fotografie zahrnovaly fotoaparáty a vybavení, které vlastnil Samuel Morse.

V roce 1913 byl Smillie kurátorem vůbec první fotografické Smithsonianské výstavy.[5]

Mimo jiné se od něho naučila fotografovat Frances Benjamin Johnstonová.[7]

Galerie

  • Joseph Henry, 1874

    Joseph Henry, 1874

  • Goose or Monk fish showing its gaping mouth, 1843-1917

    Goose or Monk fish showing its gaping mouth, 1843-1917

  • Main entrance of President's House, 1843-1917

    Main entrance of President's House, 1843-1917

  • Marble Room, U.S. Capitol, 1843-1917

    Marble Room, U.S. Capitol, 1843-1917

Muzejní sbírka předmětů Thomase Smillieho

Thomas Smillie byl první fotograf Smithsonova institutu a kurátor fotografie, svou kariéru v instituci zahájil v 70. letech 19. století. V roce 1913 uspořádal výstavu o historii fotografie v budově Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, která předváděla mnohé z pozoruhodných pokroků dosažených v této oblasti, o kterých se obával, že již byly zapomenuty nebo přehlíženy. Smillieho povinnosti a úspěchy ve Smithsonianu byly rozsáhlé: dokumentoval důležité události a výzkumné cesty, fotografoval instalace a vzorky muzea, vytvářel reprodukce pro použití jako tiskařské ilustrace, prováděl chemické experimenty pro Smithsonianské vědecké výzkumníky a později působil jako vedoucí a kurátor fotografické laboratoře. Jeho dokumentace každé Smithsonovské výstavy a instalace vyústila v neformální záznam veškerého umění a artefaktů instituce. V roce 1913 Smillie uspořádal výstavu o historii fotografie, aby předvedl pozoruhodné pokroky, kterých bylo v oboru dosaženo, a obával se, že již byly zapomenuty.

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Odkazy

Reference

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  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Smithsonian Institution. [s.l.]: Routledge, 16 December 2013. Dostupné online. ISBN 9781135873271. (anglicky) 
  2. ↑ Who was the Smithsonian's first staff photographer? [online]. [cit. 2016-09-07]. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 
  3. ↑ a b Celebrating 120 Years of the Smithsonian's Photographic History Collection [online]. [cit. 2016-09-07]. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 
  4. ↑ ROBY, Marguerite. The Woman Behind the Camera [online]. 28 March 2019 [cit. 2022-01-09]. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 
  5. ↑ a b The Smithsonian's First Photographer [online]. [cit. 2016-09-07]. Dostupné online. (anglicky) 
  6. ↑ Today in Smithsonian History: July 15, 1896. The Section of Photographic History, Division of Graphic Arts, United States National Museum, is established with Thomas William Smillie as custodian. www.e-torch.org [online]. [cit. 2022-01-17]. Dostupné v archivu pořízeném z originálu dne 2017-12-01. 
  7. ↑ The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, Volume 1, edited by Joan M. Marter.

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Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history (2551446518).jpg
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Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history of photography in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, showcasing many of the remarkable advancements made in the field that he feared had already been forgotten or disregarded.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Date: 1913
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box79_0007
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history (2551445076).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history of photography in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, showcasing many of the remarkable advancements made in the field that he feared had already been forgotten or disregarded.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Date: 1913
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box79_0004
Portrait of Thomas William Smillie, circa 1910s.png
Portrait of Thomas William Smillie, circa 1910s, by unidentified photographer, Glass negative, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. No. 11-006, Image Number: MAH-24941.
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history (2550553117).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history of photography in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, showcasing many of the remarkable advancements made in the field that he feared had already been forgotten or disregarded.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Date: 1913
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box77_0038
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography. He and his studio staff re-shot many of the photographs collected by the institution's scientists, (2550570085).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography. He and his studio staff re-shot many of the photographs collected by the institution's scientists, including documentation of Smithsonian-sponsored expeditions as well as images of scientific phenomena.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Date: 1890
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box78_0007
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history (2550623229).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history of photography in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, showcasing many of the remarkable advancements made in the field that he feared had already been forgotten or disregarded.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Date: 1913
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box79_0003
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history (2575955096).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, beginning his career at the institution in the 1870s. In 1913 he mounted an exhibition on the history of photography in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, showcasing many of the remarkable advancements made in the field that he feared had already been forgotten or disregarded.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Date: 1913
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.

Accession number: RU95_Box76_100
Description- Although Thomas Smillie, the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, used images to catalog much of the institution's physical object collection, he also extensively (2551370854).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Although Thomas Smillie, the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography, used images to catalog much of the institution's physical object collection, he also extensively photographed pages of books on topics of personal interest to him as a way of copying the material for future use. Smillie also photographed letters and documents as a method of preserving the Smithsonian's records.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Date: 1890
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box77_0046
Description- Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography. He and his studio staff re-shot many of the photographs collected by the institution's scientists, (2550569657).jpg
Autor: Smithsonian Institution, Licence: No restrictions
Description: Thomas Smillie was the Smithsonian's first photographer and curator of photography. He and his studio staff re-shot many of the photographs collected by the institution's scientists, including documentation of Smithsonian-sponsored expeditions as well as images of scientific phenomena.

Creator/Photographer: Thomas Smillie
Birth Date: 1843
Death Date: 1917
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1843, Thomas William Smillie immigrated to the United States with his family when he five years old. After studying chemistry and medicine at Georgetown University, he took a job as a photographer at the Smithsonian Institution, where he stayed for nearly fifty years until his death in 1917. Smillie's duties and accomplishments at the Smithsonian were vast: he documented important events and research trips, photographed the museum's installations and specimens, created reproductions for use as printing illustrations, performed chemical experiments for Smithsonian scientific researchers, and later acted as the head and curator of the photography lab. Smillie's documentation of each Smithsonian exhibition and installation resulted in an informal record of all of the institution's art and artifacts. In 1913 Smillie mounted an exhibition on the history of photography to showcase the remarkable advancements that had been made in the field but which he feared had already been forgotten.
Medium: Cyanotype
Date: 1890
Collection: Thomas Smillie Collection (Record Unit 95) - Thomas Smillie served as the first official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1870 until his death in 1917. As head of the photography lab as well as its curator, he was responsible for photographing all of the exhibits, objects, and expeditions, leaving an informal record of early Smithsonian collections.
Repository: http://siarchives.si.edu/

Accession number: RU95_Box78_0006