The Photograph |
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| Author:
| Clarke, Graham |
| Series title: | Oxford History of Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-284200-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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How do we read a photograph? Graham Clarke gives a clear and incisive account of the photograph's historical development from Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's early `heliograph' to the classic compositions of Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Steiglitz, to the striking post-modern strategies of Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, and Victor Burgin. This book is a ground-breaking examination of the main subject areas - landscape, the city, portraiture, the body, and reportage - with detailed analysis...
More DescriptionHow do we read a photograph? Graham Clarke gives a clear and incisive account of the photograph's historical development from Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's early `heliograph' to the classic compositions of Cartier-Bresson and Alfred Steiglitz, to the striking post-modern strategies of Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, and Victor Burgin. This book is a ground-breaking examination of the main subject areas - landscape, the city, portraiture, the body, and reportage - with detailed analysis of exemplary images in terms of their cultural and ideological contexts.