"Dear Sebastian,
According to Marianna, in the comments below, you did some important discoveries on the photographs of Antonio Beato? I would be interested on hearing what you found out, if you don't mind, as I am doing a dissertation on him…"
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Sebastian Dobson: 'August Sachtler: A German Photographer in "Further India" and Beyond, 1860-73' at OAG House Tokyo
October 10, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm
This lecture will consider the place of August Sachtler in the early history of photography in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as well as the fortuitous role Japan played in his decision to make a career of ‘Further India’.See More
Sebastian Dobson at Mori-Ogai-Gedenkstätte
May 12, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm
Although the history of photography in Japan has been the subject of much recent scholarly attention, one aspect of the diffusion of the medium during the Bakumatsu and Meiji eras which remains overlooked is the way in which it depicted children, and by extension childhood.For most of the nineteenth century, photographing children was a difficult and often unwelcome task for most photographers, with the additional supervision required for younger sitters compounded by the limitations of early…See More
Lecture: Sebastian Dobson - "'Once you have decided to have your photograph taken…' - Matsuzaki Shinji and the Dos and Don'ts of Studio Practice in mid-Meiji Japan"
April 7, 2014 from 4:30pm to 6pmLecture: Sebastian Dobson - "'Once you have decided to have your photograph taken…' - Matsuzaki Shinji and the Dos and Don'ts of Studio Practice in mid-Meiji Japan"
April 7, 2014 from 4:30pm to 6pm
Lecture: Sebastian Dobson - John Wilson, Japan and photography
Sebastian Dobson will give a lecture at UMass Amherst on a “Singular Man” from Cape Cod who embarked on an arduous journey to Japan in the early 1860s, the tumultuous last years of the Tokugawa shogunate. John Wilson (1816-1868) was a trader and a photographer, whose impact on the birth of Japanese photography was enormous. Dobson will also discuss the transposition into other artistic…See More
Lecture: "Glass, Paper and Canvas: John Wilson of Cape Cod and the Advent(ure) of Photography in Japan" at UMass Amherst (CHC Events Hall East), Massachusetts, USA
April 8, 2014 at 11pm to April 9, 2014 at 1am
Sebastian Dobson will give a lecture at UMass Amherst on a “Singular Man” from Cape Cod who embarked on an arduous journey to Japan in the early 1860s, the tumultuous last years of the Tokugawa shogunate. John Wilson (1816-1868) was a trader and a photographer, whose impact on the birth of Japanese photography was enormous. Dobson will also discuss the transposition into other artistic…See More
"Hi Sebastian. Will gladly hold a brochure for you. See you soon. S."
"Hi Sebastian. Hope to see you at the London Photo Fair! Best regards, Steven"
"hello sebastian, im scanning the set for terry so i can copy you on them if youre interested.my email is jackbwoody@earthlink.net"
"Thanks for invitation Marcel! I have always been interested in the cdv format, especially in relation to its introduction and circulation in nineteenth-century Japan."
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"Dear Sebastian,
I am very pleased to have made contact with you. I should have contacted you earlier as we do share a common interest in the activities of photographers in China. You probably have had some recent discussions with Terry B.
At the…"
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Lecture: Sebastian Dobson - John Wilson, Japan and photography
Sebastian Dobson will give a lecture at UMass Amherst on a “Singular Man” from Cape Cod who embarked on an arduous journey to Japan in the early 1860s, the tumultuous last years of the Tokugawa shogunate. John Wilson (1816-1868) was a trader and a photographer, whose impact on the birth of Japanese photography was enormous. Dobson will also discuss the transposition into…
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 20:18 on April 22, 2019,
Carolina Bennet Morales said…
Dear Sebastian,
According to Marianna, in the comments below, you did some important discoveries on the photographs of Antonio Beato? I would be interested on hearing what you found out, if you don't mind, as I am doing a dissertation on him for my final year of studies and I am in need of some help.
I would be very grateful if you accepted to help and to possibly exchange on this privately.
Sincerely,
Carolina
- At 13:15 on May 8, 2012,
Steven Evans said…
Hi Sebastian. Will gladly hold a brochure for you. See you soon. S.
- At 20:23 on May 7, 2012,
Hi Sebastian. Hope to see you at the London Photo Fair! Best regards, Steven
- At 16:41 on November 17, 2011,
hello sebastian, im scanning the set for terry so i can copy you on them if youre interested.my email is jackbwoody@earthlink.net
- At 21:02 on February 13, 2010,
- Dear Mr Dobson,
my name is Marianna and I am an Italian researcher. Lately, I am making researches on a photographer of Italian origins called Antonio Beato. Mr Ken Jacobson told me that you made some important discoveries on the 19th century photografher. For this reason, I would like to make you some important questions on him. Would you be, than, so kind of giving me your private contacts so that I could better explain you the subject of my enquiry? If you will accept this, I will be very grateful.
With all my confidence and respect,
kind regards
Marianna
- At 21:29 on June 9, 2009,
michaelg said…
- Dear Sebastian,
I am very pleased to have made contact with you. I should have contacted you earlier as we do share a common interest in the activities of photographers in China. You probably have had some recent discussions with Terry B.
At the moment I am heavily involved in the final stage of an exhibition on an engineer-photographer who was assistant to Benjamin Baker the designer of the Forth Rail Bridge.
As soon as this is over I will be returning to matters Chinese.
Michael Gray
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