American Photography, 1890-1965

by Peter Galassi, Lucy Sante

Volume pubblicato in occasione della mostra "American Photography 1890-1965 from the Museum of Modern Art, New York" organizzata da The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art da Peter Galassi. A cura di Peter Galassi. Con un saggio di Luc Sante. 201 illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori. Elenco delle opere esposte (di Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Ralph Bartholomew, Ernest J. Bellocq, Henry Hamilton Bennett, Margaret Bourke-White, John G. Bullock, Rudy Burckhardt, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Walter Chappell, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Ted Croner, Imogen Cunningham, Charles H. Currier, Edwrd S. Curtis, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Bruce Davidson, Roy DeCarava, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Louis Faurer, Grancel Fitz, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Arnold Genthe, Lewis W. Hine, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Eliot Porter, William H. Rau, Aaron Siskind, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Doris Ulman, et al.) . 4to pp. 256 Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket) Ottimo (Fine)

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, History, Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[Vikas Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was first released on occasion of the European tour of MOMA in 1995. It has excellent essay by Peter Galassi who was the chief curator of the dept of photography. The book is treasure house of photographs that document the history of US. The earliest photograph is that by Jacob Riis (1888) and the latest is that by Diane Arbus (1967). The book is also available as free download from the MOMA website