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010 $a2017954706
020 $a9780789334220 (pbk.) :$cNT$593
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 $aTR15$b.L48 2018
082 04$a770.9$222
100 1 $aLewis, Emma$c(Writer on photography),$eauthor.
245 10$a...isms :$bunderstanding photography /$cEmma Lewis.
246 30$aIsms :$bunderstanding photography.
260 $aNew York :$bUniverse Publishing,$c2018.
300 $a159 p. :$bphotographs (some color) ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes lists of photographers and collections, and glossary of useful terms.
505 0 $aThe invention of photography and the recording of the world 1826-1910s -- Into the modern 1850s-1930s --Society & humanity 1930s-70s -- The postmodern 1950s-90s -- Contemporary photography 1980s- -- Reference section.
520 $aThis concise reference packs an enormous amount of detail into an attractive, small package, tracing the evolution of photography from its early experimental stage up through the current era of the digital selfie. Organized chronologically, this is a uniquely international, and wide-ranging guide to photography with concise, readable, and jargon-free but scholarly insight into major photographers and movements of the past 170 years. The book presents an introduction to photography beginning with the earliest daguerreotypes and proceeds up to the Instagram present, with details on the key movements, concepts, methods, styles, and impact of each movement along with major artists and works. In an age when photography has more resonance and interest--and practitioners--than ever before, this book is perfect for both the interested general reader as well as the student. --Publisher.
650 0$aPhotography$xHistory.
650 0$aArt movements$xHistory.