Edward Livingston Wilson Explained

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, and in 1881 travelled to the Middle East. 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.

Further reading

Works by Wilson

Written, photographed, and/or edited by Wilson:

• Book: Photographic Mosaics: an Annual Record of Photographic Progress . Edward L. Wilson . Edward L. Wilson . Philadelphia . 1864-
  • 1880
  • 1883
  • 1895
• Philadelphia Photographer . Benerman & Wilson . 1864–1888 . Philadelphia . 6286613 .
  • v.3, 1866
  • v.4, 1867
  • v.6, 1869
  • v.7, 1870
  • v.8, 1871
  • v.9, 1872
  • Philadelphia Photographer . Edward L. Wilson . 1887 . New York . 6286613 . v.26
• Book: American Carbon Manual . Scovill . New York . 1868 . Edward L. Wilson .
  • • Finding Pharaoh . Edward L. Wilson . Century Magazine . 34 . May 1887 .
  • Wilson's Photographic Magazine . Edward L. Wilson . New York . 1889–1914 . Wilson's Photographic Magazine .
• . Includes photos of Jerusalem, Petra, Thebes, Tiberias.

Other authors published by Wilson

• • • • • • Book: Lyman G Bigelow . Artistic photography and how to attain it . 1876 . Benerman & Wilson . Philadelphia .

Works about Wilson

External links

• U.S. Library of Congress. Works by Wilson
• New York Public Library. Works by Wilson
• Princeton University Library. Blog post about Wilson.

Notes and References

1. Book: Sarah J. Weatherwax . Edward Livingston Wilson . Encyclopedia of 19th century photography . 2008 . Routledge . John Hannavy .
2. Edward Livingstone Wilson . The Photographic Times and American Photographer . July 6, 1888 .
3. Michael Fields[?] Benerman. (cf. Book: Philadelphia City Directory . 1867 .)