Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was one of the century's greatest photographers. Her New York City images, especially the "Changing New York" project of 1935-39, have come to define Depression-era New York. This definitive study of Abbott's "Changing New York" features all 307 duotones and 113 halftones presented together for the first time, plus ...
A provocative new illustrated history of the famed early chronicler of New York's immigrant poor, seen here as an opportunistic, camera-toting social reformer whose legacy lives on. ""I don't remember my mother or my aunts and uncles talking of their father as a photographer....In his letters--I have read most of them--he never mentions a camera. ...
This book presents the first comprehensive examination of the photographic work and teaching of Clarence H. White and his students, who were New York's vanguard art photographers in the first half of this century. The incisive texts, written by two White scholars, examine the social context of White's ideologies, and arts and crafts principles. ...
Ranked amongst America's leading 20th-century artists, Berenice Abbott's New York City photographs, especially the "Changing New York" project of 1935 to 1939, have been significant in defining Depression-era New York in the popular imagination. The project remains the centrepiece of her oeuvre. Arranged geographically in eight sections, this ...
This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, Jacob Riis - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured photographer.
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