Author: LAFO, RACHEL ROSENFIELD
Title: Photography in Boston, 1955-1985 / edited by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo and Gillian Nagler
Description: Cambridge. MA : MIT Press 2000. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 193 pages; xi. 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Summary: Boston played a crucial role in the development of American photography. including criticism. collecting. and curating. in the second half of the twentieth century. This book accompanies a landmark exhibition at the DeCordova Museum that includes such important American artists as Berenice Abbott. Harry Callahan. Paul Caponigro. Marie Cosindas. Harold Edgerton. Nan Goldin. Jerome Liebling. Nicholas Nixon. Barbara Norfleet. Olivia Parker. Rosamond Purcell. Aaron Siskind. and Minor White.The period from 1955 to 1985 reflects photography's acceptance as an art form. the influence of modernism. and the coalescence of a unique constellation of educational institutions. museums. and technological development in the Boston area that directly influenced artistic options for photography.Weight in Kg appr.:

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