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The Steerage and Alfred Stieglitz
Jason Francisco
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Description for The Steerage and Alfred Stieglitz
Paperback. When, in 1907, Alfred Stieglitz took a simple picture of passengers on a ship bound for Europe, he could not have known that "The Steerage", as it was soon called, would become a modernist icon and, from today's vantage, arguably the most famous photograph made by an American photographer. This title reassesses this important picture. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 28 duotones. Iocolor to handle pre-press. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 260.
When, in 1907, Alfred Stieglitz took a simple picture of passengers on a ship bound for Europe, he could not have known that "The Steerage", as it was soon called, would become a modernist icon and, from today's vantage, arguably the most famous photograph made by an American photographer. In complementary essays, a photo historian and a photographer reassess this important picture, rediscovering the complex social and aesthetic ideas that informed it and explaining how over the years it has achieved its status as a masterpiece. What aspects of Stieglitz's ideas and sometimes-murky ambitions help us understand the picture's achievements? ... Read more
When, in 1907, Alfred Stieglitz took a simple picture of passengers on a ship bound for Europe, he could not have known that "The Steerage", as it was soon called, would become a modernist icon and, from today's vantage, arguably the most famous photograph made by an American photographer. In complementary essays, a photo historian and a photographer reassess this important picture, rediscovering the complex social and aesthetic ideas that informed it and explaining how over the years it has achieved its status as a masterpiece. What aspects of Stieglitz's ideas and sometimes-murky ambitions help us understand the picture's achievements? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Defining Moments in American Photography
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520266230
SKU
V9780520266230
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About Jason Francisco
Jason Francisco is an acclaimed photographer and the Chair of the Visual Arts Department at Emory University. He is the author of Far From Zion: Jews, Diaspora, Memory (Stanford, 2006). Elizabeth Anne McCauley is David H. McAlpin Professor of the History of Photography and Modern Art at Princeton University and the author of Industrial Madness: Commercial Photography in Paris 1848-71 ... Read more
Reviews for The Steerage and Alfred Stieglitz
"Fascinating and revealing... A rich experience... Illuminates the way in which we see ourselves and others around us."
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