Folk Photography: The American Real-Photo Postcard, 1905-1930

By Luc Sante and Lucy Sante

Book Overview

A penetrating analysis of the real-photo postcard phenomenon of the early 1900s. These cards depict the now vanished world of small-town America, but also represent a pivotal stage in the evolution of photography. Their head-on style inherits something of the plain aesthetic of the Civil War photographers, while anticipating the great 1930s documentary artists such as Walker Evans. Fusing his skills as a chronicler of early 20th-century America, a historian of photography and a keen critic, Sante shows how these postcards offer a revealing 'self-portrait of the American nation'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891241559
• ISBN13: 9781891241550
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Yeti Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 7.9"