C20th Photography: A Complete Guide to the Greatest Artists of the Photographic Age

by Reuel Golden, Holly Stuart Hughes (Foreword)

An indispensable & comprehensive guide to many of the world's best-known photographers. Arranged in alphabetical order, each entry contains a selection of sumptuous reproductions. Photographers featured Ansel Adams, Eve Arnold, Cecil Beaton, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Tony Duffy, Ernst Haas, Bert Hardy, Horst P. Horst, Karsh of Ottawa, Dorothea Lange, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Herb Ritts, Weegee.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 1999

Reviews

[Asta Schmitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an introduction this book works. Lots of interesting pictures and slightly superficial text (full of typos) about the life of the photographer and the reception of the work. Sometimes the selection of photos made me shake my head. Margaret Bourke-White only gets one picture (a good one though). Earlier this year I saw a retrospective of Bill Brandt's entire body of work in Amsterdam and I don't understand why Golden chose 3 pretty meaningless pictures (2 of scantily clad women) when the man has so much more to offer. Google his photos of Londoners sleeping in the underground metro station during the Second World War, his work on high vs blue-collar society, his portraits of artists like Barbara Hepworth, etc, etc.

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book includes about 100 photographers, arranged in alphabetical order and each represented by 3-5 photos. The photographs are reproduced well and some of them are iconic, but it seems like the photographers and the photos that were included were very dependent on what rights the publishers could obtain. The text about each photographer contains some useful and interesting information but is of poor quality, causing me to stop reading it about halfway through.

[Roy McDine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliantly documented and laid out with some of the most important photographers and their stunning work since the dawn of photography.

[Cassandra C · Rating 4 out of 5]

A smorgasbord of artistic delights.

[Becki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but I found it odd that some very well known photographers weren't in it (such as Annie Leibovitz or Man Ray).

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredibley inspiring.