Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870705156 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Originally published in 1973, this marvelous collection of photographs with accompanying texts by the revered late Museum of Modern Art photography curator John Szarkowski has long been recognized as a classic. Reissued in 1999-with new digital duotones-this volume is now available to a new generation of readers."This is a picture book, and its first purpose is to provide the material for simple delectation," says Szarkowski in his introduction to this first survey of The Museum of Modern Art's photography collection. A visually splendid album, the book is both a treasury of remarkable photographs and a lively introduction to the aesthetics and the historical development of photography.Since 1930, when the Museum accessioned its first photograph, it has assembled an extr
Just order it Ok, back in print finally,this is a must have addition to your photographic library. The criticism of images from MOMA, by John Szarkowski, will open your mind to the story behind the photographs. It is a cliff notes of a master class in understanding photography.. Mostly about the historical development of photography and very little about the aesthetics of the images included H. C. Heyerdahl I found the title and editorial description rather misleading: "A visually splendid album, the book is both a treasury of remarkable photographs and a lively introduction to the aesthetics and the historical development of photography."I found the book disappointingly short on the aesthetics part. The book contains 100 photographs and a short essay/note on each of them. Now, most of the text is actually about the background of the photograph. Mostly about the photographer and situation photographed and some on the printing process employed. Generally only the last paragraph is devoted to some com. One of the classics Imagine you are invited to spend the day viewing the photography collection of The Museum of Modern Art, and your guide for this visit will be none other than John Szarkowski, one of the most important and influential curators ever and also a great gentleman. Imagine also that Szarkowski's goal is something more than to show you great photographs--it is nothing less than to teach you how to see like a photographer.Szarkowski accomplishes this goal with an ingenious format: on one page he shows you an image, printed in duotone, and on the facing page he tells you about the photographer, important