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Photography An Illustrated History

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ISBN-10: 0195126084

ISBN-13: 9780195126082

Edition: 2001

Authors: Martin W. Sandler

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Photography: An Illustrated History is a captivating account of how photography evolved from labor-intensive daguerrotypes in the mid-1800s to one of the most popular hobbies and respected art forms in the world today. Brimming with black-and-white and color photographs from throughout its multifaceted history, this volume not only documents technological developments, but also the phenomenal effect the craft has had upon journalism, industry, science, medicine, the military, and beyond. Featuring the accomplishments of pioneers such as Louis Daguerre, George Eastman, Julia Margaret Cameron, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Margaret Bourke-White, and others, Photography: An Illustrated…    
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Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/7/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 11.10" wide x 8.70" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Martin W. Sandler is the author of Lincoln Through the Lens and The Dust Bowl Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island, Trapped in Ice, The Story of American Photography, The Vaqueros, America: A Celebration, and This Was America. Martin Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the…    

Beginnings
Portraiture
The World Around Us
Photography as Art
Documentary Photography
Photographs in Print
War Photography
Photographs in Color
Modern Photography
Chronology
Photography Museums and Websites
Further Reading
Index