Sid Grossman and his photographs were largely forgotten after his untimely death in 1955 at the age of forty-two. This monograph offers a comprehensive survey of Sid Grossman’s life and…

… fifth and last in the [Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s] series of nineteenth-century photographic explorations –Foreword.

Reflecting the growing volume of published work in this field, researchers will find this book an invaluable source of information on current methods and applications.