Photography and the USA |
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| Author:
| Gidley, Mick |
| Series title: | Exposures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-770-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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From Ansel Adams to Carlton Watkins, Diane Arbus to Weegee, Berenice Abbott to James Van Der Zee, American photographers have recorded their vast and diverse nation in images that have come to define American identity, both within the country and in the world's eye. In Photography and the USA, Mick Gidley asks how and why photography has been such a significant force in shaping American culture.
From Ansel Adams to Carlton Watkins, Diane Arbus to Weegee, Berenice Abbott to James Van Der Zee, American photographers have recorded their vast and diverse nation in images that have come to define American identity, both within the country and in the world's eye. In Photography and the USA, Mick Gidley asks how and why photography has been such a significant force in shaping American culture.