Corporate Eye Photography and the Rationalization of American Commercial Culture, 1884-1929

Name: Corporate Eye Photography and the Rationalization of American Commercial Culture, 1884-1929
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ISBN: 9780801880995

ISBN-10: 0801880998

ISBN-13: 9780801880995

Edition: 2005

Authors: Elspeth H. Brown

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'The Corporate Eye' looks at how the new technology of photography quickly became an integral part of American corporate life in the later 19th century, being used for a diverse range of purposes, including productivity studies & recruitment selection.

Book details

List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 7/26/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 348
Size: 6.65" wide x 9.45" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Physiognomy of American Labor: Photography and Employee Rationalization



Industrial Choreography: Photography and the Standardization of Motion



Engineering the Subjective: Lewis W. Hine's Work Portraits and Corporate Paternalism in the 1920s



Rationalizing Consumption: Photography and Commercial Illustration


Conclusion





Selected Bibliography


Index