Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Picture paradise Picture paradise Gael Newton 88 pages : 27 cm OL15121045W
Snapshot Snapshot Elizabeth Wynne Easton "The advent of the Kodak camera in 1888 made photography accessible to amateurs as well as to professionals. Artists were not immune to its allure, and many began experimenting with the camera as a m… OL15941486W
Photographic memory Photographic memory Verna Posever Curtis "... traces the rise of the album from the turn of the century to the present day, showcasing some of the most important examples in the history of the medium, as collected by the Library of Congress… OL16175460W
Benjamin, Barthes, and the singularity of photography Benjamin, Barthes, and the singularity of photography Kathrin Yacavone "A comparative study of Benjamin's and Barthes's writings on photography in the context of photographic history and twentieth-century critical and theoretical discourses"-- OL16239621W
The disciplinary frame The disciplinary frame John Tagg How do photographs gain their meaning and power? John Tagg claims that, to answer this question, we must look at the ways in which everything that frames photography - the discourse that surrounds it… OL16978057W
William Henry Fox Talbot William Henry Fox Talbot J. Paul Getty Museum. "In 1839 the almost simultaneous announcement of the discovery of photography was made by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (French, 1787-1851) in Paris and William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800-1877) i… OL1802860W
The Ongoing Moment The Ongoing Moment Geoff Dyer In his most recent book, Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It, Geoff Dyer confessed that not only did he not take pictures in the course of his travels but that he does not even own a camer… OL1989161W
Photography and the USA Photography and the USA M. Gidley Offers a critical analysis of the photographers, images, and movements that have influenced American photography since its beginnings during the mid-nineteenth century. OL19948546W
A history of photography in 50 cameras A history of photography in 50 cameras Pritchard, Michael A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each … OL20025219W
North of Dixie North of Dixie Mark Speltz "Broadens view of the civil rights movement as taking place only in the South during the 1960s with over 100 photographs from the North, Midwest, and West taken between 1938 and 1970, and with histor… OL20040614W
Against the odds Against the odds Martin W. Sandler "The history of photography, and women's role within that history, remains incomplete - despite the fact that the medium was invented more than 150 years ago. Pulitzer Prize nominee Martin Sandler's … OL2010676W
Photography's Orientalism Photography's Orientalism Ali Behdad,Luke Gartlan 215 pages : 26 cm OL21064914W
A history of photography A history of photography William Johnson (photographer) George Eastman - the founder of Kodak - died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film. This titl… OL24141550W
What makes great photography What makes great photography Val Williams This volume showcases 80 outstanding photographs from the first daguerrotypes to today's digital masterpieces, and highlights the elements of each photograph that distinguishes it from its peers, suc… OL24426737W
Berenice Abbott Berenice Abbott Bonnie Yochelson,Berenice Abbott One in a series of books of Abbott's images to be published by Steidl that individually explores the diverse aspects of her career. This volume represents Abbott's earliest photographic venture. The … OL27360269W
Parallel Lines Parallel Lines Stephen Bann "The nineteenth century was a remarkable period in art history during which the practices of painting, printmaking and photography intersected in new and unexpected ways. Massive changes in the techn… OL2760781W
Creative photography Creative photography Helmut Gernsheim Aesthetic Trends 1839–1960 by Helmut Gernsheim OL4083010W