| Description |
xiv, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition American modern : Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, on view at Amon Carter Museum, October 1, 2010-January 2, 2011, The Art Institute of Chicago, February 5-May 15, 2011, Colby College Museum of Art, July 9-October 2, 2011"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This companion volume to the exhibition of the same name, explores the reinvention of documentary photography in the 1930s, focusing on the work of three iconic figures: Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, and Margaret Bourke-White. |
| Contents |
Berenice Abbott, Elizabeth McCausland, and the "Great Democratic Book" / Terri Weissman -- "The work of an artist": Walker Evan's American photographs / Jessica May -- Constructed documentary: Margaret Bourke-White from the steel mill to the south / Sharon Corwin. |
| Subject |
Documentary photography -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 -- Exhibitions.
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Evans, Walker, 1903-1975 -- Exhibitions.
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Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971 -- Exhibitions.
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Modernism (Art) -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Exhibitions.
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United States -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
May, Jessica, 1977-
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Weissman, Terri, 1969-
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Amon Carter Museum of Western Art.
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Art Institute of Chicago.
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Colby College. Museum of Art.
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| ISBN |
9780520265622 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520265629 cloth alkaline paper |
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