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"Some feared that painters would forever become obsolete with the advent of color photography. In some applications, photography replaced more laborious illustr
by oh_my_goodness 4y ago
"Some feared that painters would forever become obsolete with the advent of color photography. In some applications, photography replaced more laborious illustration methods (such as engraving), but human fine art painters are still around today."
Very tough business to make a living in now, though.
- MontyCarloHall 4y agoVery tough business to make a living in back then, too.
- oh_my_goodness 4y agoYeah. I'm curious whether photography made it harder to make a living as an artist, or whether it was always very tough and photography didn't make much difference.