A world history of photography / by Naomi Rosenblum.
"A World History of Photography encompasses the entire range of the medium, from the camera lucida to the latest computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. It investigates all aspects of photography - aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical - while placing...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abbeville Press,
1997.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Summary: | "A World History of Photography encompasses the entire range of the medium, from the camera lucida to the latest computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. It investigates all aspects of photography - aesthetic, documentary, commercial, and technical - while placing it in historical context. Included among the more than 800 photographs by men and women are both little-known and celebrated masterpieces, arranged in stimulating juxtapositions that illuminate their visual power." "Dr. Rosenblum's chronicle of photography is authoritative and unbiased, tracing both chronologically and thematically the evolution of this young art. Exploring the diverse roles that photography has played in the communication of ideas, Dr. Rosenblum devotes special attention to topics such as portraiture, documentation, advertising, and photojournalism, and to the camera as a medium of personal artistic expression. Profiles are provided of individual photographers who made notable contributions to the medium or epitomized a certain style."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 695 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-670) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0789200287 9780789200280 0789203294 9780789203298 1558590552 9781558590557 |