Photography in the Modern Era: European Documents and Critical Writings, 1913-1940

by Christopher Phillips

Book Overview

The decade between the world wars witnessed an astonishing flowering of photography in Europe-- marked particularly by the unprecedented work of such figures as Man Ray, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Alexander Rodchenko. Alongside the visual experiments ran a fascinating public discussion in which critics, artists, and the photographers themselves struggled to define the nature and possibilities of photography in the modern era. The seventy-one essays and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0893814067
• ISBN13: 9780893814069
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Aperture
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.4"