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Photography After Frank
Philip Gefter
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Paperback. Presents the tale of contemporary photography, starting with a pivotal moment: Robert Franks seminal work in the 1950s. This book begins with Franks challenge to the notion of photography's objectivity with the grainy, off-handed spontaneity of "The Americans". Series: Aperture Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 illustrations, 30 in colour. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594. Series: Aperture Ideas. 224 pages, 75 illustrations, 30 in colour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJB. Dimension: 160 x 222 x 22. Weight: 598.
In Photography After Frank, former New York Times writer and picture editor Philip Gefter presents the tale of contemporary photography, starting with a pivotal moment: Robert Frank’s seminal work in the 1950s. Along the way, he connects the dots of photography’s transformation into what it is today. Gefter begins with Frank’s challenge to the notion of photography’s objectivity with the grainy, off-handed spontaneity of The Americans. Next comes the “staged document” and postmodernism’s further challenge to image fidelity. Other themes are photojournalism, the diversity of portraiture, the influence of private and corporate collections on curatorial decisions, and how the market ... Read more
In Photography After Frank, former New York Times writer and picture editor Philip Gefter presents the tale of contemporary photography, starting with a pivotal moment: Robert Frank’s seminal work in the 1950s. Along the way, he connects the dots of photography’s transformation into what it is today. Gefter begins with Frank’s challenge to the notion of photography’s objectivity with the grainy, off-handed spontaneity of The Americans. Next comes the “staged document” and postmodernism’s further challenge to image fidelity. Other themes are photojournalism, the diversity of portraiture, the influence of private and corporate collections on curatorial decisions, and how the market ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Aperture
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Aperture Ideas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781597110952
SKU
V9781597110952
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About Philip Gefter
Philip Gefter was on staff at the New York Times for over fifteen years, where he wrote regularly about photography. His essays are collected in the book Photography After Frank (2009). His biography of Sam Wagstaff, Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe, was published in 2014 (Liveright). He lives in New York City.
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