| Description |
287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
William Mortensen, herald of the American grotesque / Michael Moynihan -- The life of William Mortensen / Larry Lytle -- Venus and Vulcan: an essay on creative pictorialism : 1. Interpretations of reality ; 2. Sources and uses of material ; 3. Selection, and the function of control ; 4. Fallacies of "pure photography" ; 5. A manifesto and a prophecy / William Mortensen and George Dunham -- A glossary of Mortensen's methods / Larry Lytle -- A Mortensen gallery of grotesques : Propaganda ; The occult ; Character studies ; Nudes ; Beautiful women into crones -- Conspicuous by his absence: concerning the mysterious disappearance of William Mortensen / A.D. Coleman. |
| Subject |
Mortensen, William.
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Mortensen, William. (OCoLC)fst00047431
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Photography, Artistic.
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Grotesque in art.
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Grotesque in art. (OCoLC)fst00948125
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Photography, Artistic. (OCoLC)fst01061964
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| Added Author |
Lytle, Larry, editor, author.
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Moynihan, Michael, 1969- editor.
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Coleman, A. D., author.
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| ISBN |
1936239973 |
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9781936239979 |
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