Photography Past/Forward
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Photography Past/Forward by Rh Cravens
In October of 2002, Aperture released a 240-page golden-anniversary hardcover book that comprises, in effect, the pictorial history of the second half of the twentieth century. The book features 250 images by photographers published by Aperture magazine over the past 50 years--from the masters of the twentieth century to today's emerging innovators. More than 40 images in the book have never before been published. The book traces Aperture's fascinating history as well as the currents in photography that have brought the medium to its present status as one of the most important art forms. It demonstrates how Aperture has shaped this evolution while expanding the international audience for photography and the visual arts.
Strand, Paul: - Paul Strand was born in New York City in 1890. He began photographing at the age of eighteen while a student at the Ethical Culture High School. His early association with Alfred Stieglitz and the artists who were exhibiting at the 291 gallery determined his lifelong devotion to photography. An acknowledged artist of still photography, in 1921 he turned to film. In 1945 the Museum of Modern Art devoted its first one person photography exhibit to Strand's work. Two years later he collaborated with Nancy Newhall on a project that was published as Time in New England, the first of Strand's innovative photographic books. It was followed by La France de Profil, Un Paese, Tir A'Mhurain. In 1967, he was awarded the David Octavius Hill Medal. Strand died in Orgeval, France in 1976. In 1990, he was the subject of an internationally touring retrospective that opened at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. In 1997, The Metropolitan Museum of Art mounted a major exhibition, Paul Strand: Circa 1916. Strand's work is represented in museums and private collections throughout them world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781931788373 |
| ISBN 10 | 1931788375 |
| Title | Photography Past/Forward |
| Author | Rh Cravens |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Aperture Foundation Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 2003-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 239 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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