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American Photography

American Photography

Hardcover

General Photography

Publisher Price: $60.00

ISBN10: 9462089043
ISBN13: 9789462089044
Publisher: Nai010 Publishers
Published: May 27 2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 3.66
Height: 1.30 Width: 9.20 Depth: 11.40
Language: English

The visual narrative of the modern United States: from canonical photography by Robert Frank and Diane Arbus to vernacular picture postcards and magazine spreads

Since its invention in 1839, photography has become deeply embedded in American society. American Photography captures this phenomenon through over 280 images, portraying American life through the lenses of renowned photographers such as Nan Goldin, Dawoud Bey and Paul Strand. The catalog begins with selected images from perhaps the most famous photo essay on American life, Robert Frank's The Americans (1958). It then moves beyond the classical canon to offer a striking selection of vernacular photography: vintage magazine advertisements for Coca-Cola and Cadillac; family albums; postcards; and album covers. These examples are integrated seamlessly among the more well-known images until any supposed distinction between high art and low culture is erased.

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