Meanings
plural artographers
- An artist who uses photography as the basis of his or her work.
A whole salonful of artographers!
1988, Ted Orland, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity3 more examples
This amateur artographer works like a pro. He owns a Pentax.
1975, Canadian Saturday NightIts their vision or at least the vision of whom they represent that accommodates the flourishing artographers.
1999, Shirley Madill, Sit(e)ings: Trajectories for a Future, page 31Once it was all over, the crowd formed around them once more to gaze at the artographer, his muse, and the work that was a product of them both.
2016, Samantha Ricks, The Muse’s Opus
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
- Proto-Italic*artis
- Latinars
- Latinartem
- Old Frenchart
- Middle Englishart
- Englishart
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishphotograph
- Englishartographer
Blend of art + photograph.
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