Picturing Toronto: Photography and the Making of a Modern City Volume 18

by Sarah Bassnett

In 1911, when Arthur Goss was hired as Toronto's first official photographer, the city was at a critical juncture. Industry expansion and population growth produced pressing concerns about housing shortages, sanitation, and the health and welfare of citizens. Dispelling popular misconceptions, Picturing Toronto demonstrates that Goss and other photographers did not simply document the changing conditions of urban life ? their photography contributed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773546715
• ISBN13: 9780773546714
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 2.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 10.1"