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Photography Pioneers
Digital photography has changed the field forever, but these artists defined the art form. From photojournalism to abstract images, these books provide an overview of some of the photographers whose iconic images, photographic processes, or experimental styles paved the way for modern photography.
Avedon, Richard
Richard Avedon Photographs 1946-2004
qTR681.F3 A9327 2007x
Richard Avedon's photography for magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar changed fashion photography from static pictures of models to action-heavy images. His later portraits of celebrities like The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Malcom X created iconic images that remain as striking today as when they were first created.
Richard Avedon Photographs 1946-2004
qTR681.F3 A9327 2007x
Richard Avedon's photography for magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar changed fashion photography from static pictures of models to action-heavy images. His later portraits of celebrities like The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, and Malcom X created iconic images that remain as striking today as when they were first created.
Barth, Miles (ed.)
Weegee's World
qTR820.W3974 1997
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) was a photographer known for his stark, sometimes even brutal news photography. This collection brings together Weegee's news photographs, his depictions of high society, and many other works that were part of an exhibit at The International Center of Photography in New York.
Weegee's World
qTR820.W3974 1997
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) was a photographer known for his stark, sometimes even brutal news photography. This collection brings together Weegee's news photographs, his depictions of high society, and many other works that were part of an exhibit at The International Center of Photography in New York.
Bendavid-Val, Leah
Stories on Paper and Glass: Pioneering Photography at National Geographic
qTR653.B46 2001
These photographs, many of which have never been published before, highlight National Geographic's Special Collections archive. Images of world events, natural places, and life in different countries make up the photographs in this collection.
Stories on Paper and Glass: Pioneering Photography at National Geographic
qTR653.B46 2001
These photographs, many of which have never been published before, highlight National Geographic's Special Collections archive. Images of world events, natural places, and life in different countries make up the photographs in this collection.
Borhan, Pierre (ed.)
Dorothea Lange: The Heart and Mind of a Photographer
qTR653.L349513 2002x
Dorothea Lange's images of migrant workers and families in the 1930's bring to light the hardships that many endured during the Great Depression. The photographs in this book are accompanied by essays discussing Lange's work and her influence on photography.
Dorothea Lange: The Heart and Mind of a Photographer
qTR653.L349513 2002x
Dorothea Lange's images of migrant workers and families in the 1930's bring to light the hardships that many endured during the Great Depression. The photographs in this book are accompanied by essays discussing Lange's work and her influence on photography.
Bourke-White, Margaret and Sean Callahan
Margaret Bourke-White: Photographer
qTR820.5.B687 1998
The first female photojournalist for Life Magazine, Margaret Bourke-White photographed subjects such as steel-workers, depression-era breadlines, and World War II. This book organizes Bourke-White's work chronologically, and contains images ranging from World War II concentration camps to Mohandas Ghandi out for a morning walk.
Margaret Bourke-White: Photographer
qTR820.5.B687 1998
The first female photojournalist for Life Magazine, Margaret Bourke-White photographed subjects such as steel-workers, depression-era breadlines, and World War II. This book organizes Bourke-White's work chronologically, and contains images ranging from World War II concentration camps to Mohandas Ghandi out for a morning walk.
Brayer, Elizabeth
George Eastman: A Biography
TR140.E3 B73 2006
The founder of the Eastman Kodak Company and the inventor of roll film helped make photography accessible to everyone. This biography looks at the life of the man who brought photography to the masses.
George Eastman: A Biography
TR140.E3 B73 2006
The founder of the Eastman Kodak Company and the inventor of roll film helped make photography accessible to everyone. This biography looks at the life of the man who brought photography to the masses.
Cartier-Bresson, Henri
The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
TR185.C37 1999
Cartier-Bresson was a master of candid street shots, and considered by some to be the father of modern photojournalism. This book collects some of the photographer's writings on his life and his commentary on fellow photographers.
The Mind's Eye: Writings on Photography and Photographers
TR185.C37 1999
Cartier-Bresson was a master of candid street shots, and considered by some to be the father of modern photojournalism. This book collects some of the photographer's writings on his life and his commentary on fellow photographers.
de l'Ecoutais, Emmanuelle and Alain Sayag (eds.)
Man Ray: Photography and Its Double
qTR647.R38132 1998x
Man Ray's photographs evoke the work of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Experimenting with forms such as collage, photograms, and other ways of altering photographs, Man Ray was one of the most influential avant-garde photographers. This collection provides a glimpse of his work, with essays describing his life and art.
Man Ray: Photography and Its Double
qTR647.R38132 1998x
Man Ray's photographs evoke the work of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Experimenting with forms such as collage, photograms, and other ways of altering photographs, Man Ray was one of the most influential avant-garde photographers. This collection provides a glimpse of his work, with essays describing his life and art.
Evans, Walker
Walker Evans: The Lost Work
TR653.E9323 2000
In Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Walker Evans' photographs illustrated the poverty of the rural South during the Great Depression. This book contains many of his photographs of the South, and also images of his travels throughout America and in England and Cuba.
Walker Evans: The Lost Work
TR653.E9323 2000
In Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Walker Evans' photographs illustrated the poverty of the rural South during the Great Depression. This book contains many of his photographs of the South, and also images of his travels throughout America and in England and Cuba.
Fanning, Patricia
Through An Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day
TR140.D37 F44 2008
F. Holland Day was one of the early pioneers of artistic photography; a contemporary of Stieglitz who was known for his sometimes controversial images. This biography looks at the fascinating life of one of the greats of early photography who was also the friend and publisher of literary greats like Oscar Wilde, and a mentor to a teenaged Kahil Gibran.
Through An Uncommon Lens: The Life and Photography of F. Holland Day
TR140.D37 F44 2008
F. Holland Day was one of the early pioneers of artistic photography; a contemporary of Stieglitz who was known for his sometimes controversial images. This biography looks at the fascinating life of one of the greats of early photography who was also the friend and publisher of literary greats like Oscar Wilde, and a mentor to a teenaged Kahil Gibran.
Gray, Michael, Arthur Ollman and Carol McCusker
First Photographs: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Birth of Photography
Talbot discovered the process by which reproduction of photographs is possible and contributed a great deal to the field. This book shows a collection of Talbot's early photographs that were the precursor to modern artistic photography.
First Photographs: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Birth of Photography
Talbot discovered the process by which reproduction of photographs is possible and contributed a great deal to the field. This book shows a collection of Talbot's early photographs that were the precursor to modern artistic photography.
Johnson, Brooks (ed.)
Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers on Their Art
TR185.P532 2004x
Excerpts from books, magazines, interviews, and private journals accompany this collection of photographs, giving the photographer's viewpoint on their work and careers. Chuck Close, Bill Brandt, Matthew Brady, and Edward Steichen are among the luminaries featured here.
Photography Speaks: 150 Photographers on Their Art
TR185.P532 2004x
Excerpts from books, magazines, interviews, and private journals accompany this collection of photographs, giving the photographer's viewpoint on their work and careers. Chuck Close, Bill Brandt, Matthew Brady, and Edward Steichen are among the luminaries featured here.
Leibovitz, Annie
A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005
qTR680.L377 2006
Annie Leibovitz is famous for her iconic portraits of celebrities. In this book, portraits of people like Nelson Mandela and Eudora Welty appear with portraits of her family and friends.
A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005
qTR680.L377 2006
Annie Leibovitz is famous for her iconic portraits of celebrities. In this book, portraits of people like Nelson Mandela and Eudora Welty appear with portraits of her family and friends.
Stepan, Peter (ed.)
Icons of Photography: The 20th Century
TR653.F66213 2005
This book provides an overview of some of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, from Andre Kertesz to Edward Weston.
Icons of Photography: The 20th Century
TR653.F66213 2005
This book provides an overview of some of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, from Andre Kertesz to Edward Weston.
Stillman, Andrea
Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs
TR647.A43 A25 2007
Ansel Adams' developed the zone system technique, used to determine film exposure and development time, and was also one of the founders of Group f/64. Adams is best known, however, for his unforgettable black and white photographs of national parks.
Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs
TR647.A43 A25 2007
Ansel Adams' developed the zone system technique, used to determine film exposure and development time, and was also one of the founders of Group f/64. Adams is best known, however, for his unforgettable black and white photographs of national parks.
Szarkowski, John
Atget
qTR653.S9296 2000
Eugene Atget's photographs document the city of Paris, and many photographers since have imitated his documentary style. This collection shows 100 of his photographs, images of street scenes and architecture of the city.
Atget
qTR653.S9296 2000
Eugene Atget's photographs document the city of Paris, and many photographers since have imitated his documentary style. This collection shows 100 of his photographs, images of street scenes and architecture of the city.
Witkosvsky, Matthew
foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945
qTR653.W58 2007
This book, published in conjunction with an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, brings together photographs from the Dada and Surrealist movements, World War II photographs, photomontage, tabloid photos, and other photographs from Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.
foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945
qTR653.W58 2007
This book, published in conjunction with an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, brings together photographs from the Dada and Surrealist movements, World War II photographs, photomontage, tabloid photos, and other photographs from Europe in the first half of the 20th Century.
