Looking at Photographs by John Szarkowski
Originally published in 1973, this survey of The Museum of Modern Art's photography collection explores the evolution of the photographic medium using specific examples to illustrate its development. In concise analyses, John Szarkowski investigates the aesthetic, formal, social and historical issues of 100 photographs selected from "the Modern's" collections. This archive of pictures contains a vast range of works from familiar and not-so-familiar photographers. Included are some the of most recognizable pictures of the past 150 years by acknowledged masters of their field such as Adamson, Cameron, Stieglitz, Weston, Cartier-Bresson, Cunningham, Arbus and Frank.
John Szarkowski is director emeritus of the Department of Photography, the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He is the author of THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S EYE, PHOTOGRAPHY UNTIL NOW, IRVING PENN and many other works on his subject.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780821226230 |
| ISBN 10 | 0821226231 |
| Title | Looking at Photographs |
| Author | John Szarkowski |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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