Portrait of Wilson by Frederick Gutekunst, 1881
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.[1] He served as an energetic officer of the National Photographic Association of the United States.[2] In 1869 he joined the "Eclipse Expedition" in Iowa overseen by Henry Morton,[2] and in 1881 travelled to the Middle East.[1] In New York City he published Wilson's Photographic Magazine starting in 1889. Collaborators included Michael F. Benerman[3] and William H. Rau. Readers included Edward S. Curtis.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Sarah J. Weatherwax (2008). "Edward Livingston Wilson". In John Hannavy (ed.). Encyclopedia of 19th century photography. Routledge.
  2. ^ a b "Edward Livingstone Wilson". The Photographic Times and American Photographer. July 6, 1888.
  3. ^ Michael Fields[?] Benerman. (cf. Philadelphia City Directory. 1867.)
  4. ^ Timothy Egan (2012), Short nights of the Shadow Catcher: the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 9780618969029

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