The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

This source discusses the background of photography and lithography. I also noticed it is a scholarly source as well. They seem to contrast the two by comparing the two mediums. A point the argument makes is that reproductions lack one key element that the original possess's, its presence in time and its unique existence. Some people may say anything other but the original piece of work is a rip off of it. The author goes into depth talking about human senses through history and different periods.  I feel in a mechanical age there tends to be a fine line of what is art and what is just a product for a consumer to buy.