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The Black Image in the New Deal: The Politics of FSA Photography

by Natanson, Nicholas

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1992
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Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1992. xii, 305 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Stated First Edition. "Between 1935 and 1942, photographers for the New Deal's Resettlement Administration-Farm Security Administration (FSA) captured in powerfully moving images the travail of the Great Depression and the ways of a people confronting radical social change. Those who… Read more about this item
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The New Vision: Forty Years of Photography at the Institute of Design

The New Vision: Forty Years of Photography at the Institute of Design

by Traub, Charles (Edited with Interviews by), and Grimes, John (Essay by)

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1st
Published
1982
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Hardcover
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9780893810672
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New York: Aperture, 1982. Cloth, 76 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Photographs by students and teachers of the Institute of Design. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with a faded spine, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and the New Bauhaus. CONTENTS: A Visionary Founder: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy; The New… Read more about this item
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Light Matters: Writings on Photography

Light Matters: Writings on Photography

by Goldberg, Vicki

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2010
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9781597111652
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New York: Aperture Foundation, 2010. 247 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear. "Goldberg demonstrates how to consider not just photographic images, but their impact, & the meaning of that impact. 'Light Matters' showcases the author's insight & understanding of this multifarious & evolving medium" - Publisher. CONTENTS: Ansel Adams; Eleanor Antin; Diane Arbus; Richard Avedon;… Read more about this item
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Inside the Photograph: Writings on Twentieth-Century Photography

Inside the Photograph: Writings on Twentieth-Century Photography

by Bunnell, Peter C.

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2009
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9781597111041
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New York: Aperture Foundation, 2009. 288 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Spine slightly cocked/lean. "A collection of thirty-four essays about various photographers and galleries, composed throughout the career of the author" - Publisher. CONTENTS: . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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Between the Eyes: Essays on Photography and Politics

Between the Eyes: Essays on Photography and Politics

by Strauss, David Levi; Berger, John (Introduction by)

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2005
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9781597112147
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New York: Aperture Foundation, 2005. xv, 207 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "In Between the Eyes, David Levi Strauss examines subjects ranging from 'Photography and Propaganda' to the ephemeral imagery of dreams; from Sebastiao Salgado's epic social documents to the profoundly personal photographic revelations of Francesca Woodman. In 'A Ferocious Philosophy,' Walt Whitman, George… Read more about this item
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The Utopian Dream: Photography in Soviet Russia, 1918-1939: Catalogue for an Exhibition of Selected Works from the Schickler/Lafaille Collection, Los Angeles

The Utopian Dream: Photography in Soviet Russia, 1918-1939: Catalogue for an Exhibition of Selected Works from the Schickler/Lafaille Collection, Los Angeles

by Kozloff, Max (Essay by)

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1992
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New York: Laurence Miller Gallery, 1992. 56 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Exhibition held at the Laurence Millery Gallery, New York, January 3-February 15, 1992. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. Folio. Collectible.
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Recollections: Ten Women of Photography

Recollections: Ten Women of Photography

by Mitchell, Margaretta K.

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1979
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Hardcover
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9780670590780
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New York: Viking Press; A Studio Book, 1979. Cloth, 206 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Berenice Abbott, Ruth Bernhard, Carlotta M. Corpron, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Nell Dorr, Toni Frissell, Laura Gilpin, Lotte Jacobi, Consuelo Kanaga, and Barbara… Read more about this item
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Photography: A Facet of Modernism: Photographs from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Photography: A Facet of Modernism: Photographs from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

by Coke, Van Deren, with Du Pont, Diana C.

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1986
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9780933920743
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New York and San Francisco: Hudson Hills Press, in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1986. 196 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Formalism; Surrealism; Expressionism; Pluralism; Biographies of the artists. . Paperback. Very Good.… Read more about this item
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Photography: Essays & Images: Illustrated Readings in the History of Photography

Photography: Essays & Images: Illustrated Readings in the History of Photography

by Newhall, Beaumont (Edited by)

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1980
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9780870703850
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New York and Boston: Museum of Modern Art; New York Graphic Society, 1980. 327 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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A Ten Year Salute: A Selection of Photographs in Celebration: The Witkin Gallery, 1969-1979

A Ten Year Salute: A Selection of Photographs in Celebration: The Witkin Gallery, 1969-1979

by Witkin, Lee D.; Brown, Carol (Foreword by)

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1979
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Hardcover
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9780891690269
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Danbury, NH: Addison House, 1979. Cloth, 199 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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P. H. Emerson: The Fight for Photography as a Fine Art

P. H. Emerson: The Fight for Photography as a Fine Art

by Newhall, Nancy

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1975
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9780912334592
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New York: Aperture, Inc., 1975. 266 pages, illustrations; 24 x 27 cm. Firm binding, clean text. Previous owner's blind stamp/flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.
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Light Readings: A Photography Critic's Writings, 1968-1978

Light Readings: A Photography Critic's Writings, 1968-1978

by Coleman, A. D.

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1979
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. xvi, 283 pages, [32] pages of plates, illustrations; 21 cm. GB 700. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Smart photography criticism. CONTENTS: Latent image; Paul Strand; Jerry Uelsmann; Christmas gift: "Harlem on my mind"; Richard Kirstel: "pas de deux"; James Van DerZee; Roy DeCarava: "thru black eyes"; "Photography into sculpture": sheer anarchy,… Read more about this item
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Darkroom

Darkroom

by Lewis, Eleanor (Edited by)

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1977
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9780912810195
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New York: Lustrum Press, 1977. 183 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.
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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography since 1960

by Szarkowski, John

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1978
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9780870704765
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1978. 152 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 x 26 cm. Exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, July 28 to October 2, 1978, and other museums November 13 to March 2, 1980. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.
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Experimental Vision: The Evolution of the Photogram Since 1919

Experimental Vision: The Evolution of the Photogram Since 1919

by Strauss, Ted (Curated by); Neususs, Floris M., and Barrow, Thomas F., and Hagen, Charles (Essays by)

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1994
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9781879373730
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Niwot and Denver: Roberts Rinehart Publishers in association with the Denver Art Museum, 1994. 88 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by Ted Strauss exclusively for presentation at the Denver Art Museum, January 15 to March 27, 1994. Firm binding, clean inside copy. CONTENTS: From beyond vision: photograms by Christian Schad, Man Ray,… Read more about this item
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Photo-Secession: Stieglitz and the Fine-Art Movement in Photography

Photo-Secession: Stieglitz and the Fine-Art Movement in Photography

by Doty, Robert; Newhall, Beaumont (Foreword by)

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1978
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9780486235882
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1978. 139 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Reprint of the 1960 edition published by George Eastman House, New York, which was issued as George Eastman House Monograph No. 1. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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Photography Rediscovered: American Photographs, 1900-1930

Photography Rediscovered: American Photographs, 1900-1930

by Travis, David (Essay by), and Kennedy ,Anne (Biographies by)

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1979
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9780874270105
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New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1979. 190 pages, illustrations; 20 x 21 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 19 to November 25, 1979 and the Art Institute of Chicago, December 22, 1979 to February 4, 1980. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. Oblong. Collectible.
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Photography as Fiction

Photography as Fiction

by Garcia, Erin C.

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2010
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9781606060315
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Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010. Cloth, 110 pages, illustrations (some colour); 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "From as early as 1839, artists began exploring photography's enormous potential for storytelling and often went to great lengths to create pictures for the camera. Here, a short introductory essay summarizes the history of staged… Read more about this item
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Departures: Photography 1924-1989

Departures: Photography 1924-1989

by Watney, Simon (Essay by)

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1989
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9780942051209
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New York: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1989. 116 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, N.Y., November 2 to December 2, 1989. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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Departures: Photography 1923-1990

Departures: Photography 1923-1990

by Yankov, Edmund (Curated by); Grundberg, Andy (Essay by)

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1991
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9780916365325
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New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1991. 72 pages, chiefly illustrations; 27 cm. A traveling exhibition organized and circulated by Independent Curators Incorporated, New York. Held at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., 12 September to 10 October 1991 and others. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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