Berenice Abbott, Photographer by George Sullivan
One theme repeatedly crops up in the life and career of Berenice Abbott: her refusal to be defined by other people's expectations. Spurning traditional roles for women of her era, she lived a bohemian life among other artists in New York's Greenwich Village and Paris, and embarked upon a career in what was then a male-dominated field. Decades later, her photographs are celebrated as some of the most authentic images of a city ever captured on film, and she is remembered not only as a master American photographer but also as a teacher, writer, inventor, and photographic archivist.Veteran nonfiction writer George Sullivan draws on his vast knowledge of the photographic world to chronicle Berenice Abbott's life and career, and to present a fascinating social portrait of the artistic community of New York in the early half of the 20th century. Interviews with her contemporaries and high- quality reproductions of some of her most famous photographs provide an illuminating image of this determined, spirited woman who changed the face of American photography. Bibliography, index.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618440269 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618440267 |
| Title | Berenice Abbott, Photographer |
| Author | George Sullivan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Clarion Books |
| Year published | 2006-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Commended for Lupine Award (Children/Young Adult) 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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