Paul Strand : master of modern photography
2014
Book
Through his amazing variety of innovative images, photographer Paul Strand (1890-1976) played a crucial role in establishing the medium's significance as a modern art form. Celebrating the Philadelphia Museum of Art's recent acquisition of the core collection of Strand's prints from the Paul Strand Archive, this stunning book comprehensively reassesses the artist's career in light of current scholarship and critical debates about his work. Featuring more than 250 plates, the catalogue includes many of Strand's iconic early photos such as Wall Street and Blind Woman alongside lesser-known master prints from all phases of his career. Discussing the artist's prolific career, from his emergence in Alfred Stieglitz's circle in New York in the early part of the century to his years spent working abroad in places such as Mexico, France, Italy, and Africa, Peter Barberie positions Strand as a remarkably independent modernist whose priorities shifted at several points and often ran counter to prevailing trends. Amanda N. Bock focuses on the years 1930-50, when Strand thoroughly explored the role of politics in modern art and relentlessly sought to identify the greater purposes of photography and filmmaking. The edited transcript from a roundtable discussion among key scholars touches upon many aspects of Strand's various projects from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Main title:
Paul Strand : master of modern photography / edited by Peter Barberie with Amanda N. Bock ; essays by Peter Barberie and Amanda N. Bock ; Roundtable discussion with Peter Barberie, Martin Barnes, Karen Beckman, Amanda N. Bock, Tsitsi Jaji, and Maria Antonella Pelizzari ; chronology by Samantha Gainsburg.
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Imprint:
Philadelphia : Philadelphia Museum of Art in collaboration with Fundación MAPFRE New Haven : in association with Yale University Press, 2014.
Collation:
xiii, 373 pages : mostly black and white illustrations ; 34 x 32 cm.
Notes:
Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fotomuseum Winterthur (Switzerland), Fundación MAPFRE (Madrid), The Victoria & Albert Museum (London); from October 21, 2014 - July 3, 2016.Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-370) and index of illustrated works.
ISBN:
9780300207927 (hardback)0300207921 (hardback)
Dewey class:
779.092
Language:
English
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BRN:
200111
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Art and Culture | ARTS 779.092 STRAFolio | Available |