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Glass Plates and Celluloid
Carlos Manso Manso, General Operations Service Technician (Photographer), 1953-1999Glass Plates and Celluloid
Carlos Manso Manso, General Operations Service Technician (Photographer), 1953-1999
Glass negatives were the only thing that worked, and they came in 18 x 24 cm format. The camera was very large. There was no brand; the cameras were handmade because they weren’t manufactured 'en masse'. The whole archive was created with glass plates measuring 18 x 24 cm. Later on, we began to use celluloid, also in 18 x 24 cm format. Then the 13 x 18 cm format and even the 9 x 12 cm format was introduced.
He joined the Museo del Prado as an art photographer, working there for four decades. He is the son of David Manso, the Museum's first police officer and also its first photographer.
Interview recorded on May 10, 2015
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Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor, David Manso and Mariano Moreno -
Manuel Olivares: Roving Photographer -
The 1940’s: The Beginnings of the Photography Laboratory -
An Historical Photo -
I Joined the Museum in 1953 -
Glass Plates and Celluloid -
From Black and White to Colour -
Lighting a Painting Is Complicated -
An Incident Resolved by Sánchez Cantón y Tormo -
Photographing the Restoration of the Dauphin’s Treasure -
The 1980’s: The Laboratory Moves to the Casón -
Photographing the Guernica at the Casón -
Directors and Other Visitors -
We Worked in a Family Atmosphere -
The Museum Is My Second Home
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Voces del Prado