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The Altering Eye
Sarah Greenough
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Description for The Altering Eye
Hardcover. A guided tour through the National Gallery of Art s historic photography collection, from early experimental photographs to contemporary pieces" Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 295 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3050.
In 1949 Georgia O'Keeffe chose the National Gallery of Art as the custodian of nearly 1,600 photographs by Alfred Stieglitz - the Key Set, as it has become known. With the formation in 1990 of the Gallery's department of photographs under Sarah Greenough, the collection has grown to 14,000 works of art, an assemblage that both charts the development of the medium and reveals the beauty and dynamic versatility of photography over its course of more than 175 years. This elegant book presents some of the most significant and compelling photographs acquired over the ... Read more
In 1949 Georgia O'Keeffe chose the National Gallery of Art as the custodian of nearly 1,600 photographs by Alfred Stieglitz - the Key Set, as it has become known. With the formation in 1990 of the Gallery's department of photographs under Sarah Greenough, the collection has grown to 14,000 works of art, an assemblage that both charts the development of the medium and reveals the beauty and dynamic versatility of photography over its course of more than 175 years. This elegant book presents some of the most significant and compelling photographs acquired over the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500544525
SKU
V9780500544525
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About Sarah Greenough
Sarah Greenough is the chief curator and head of the department of photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Reviews for The Altering Eye
'Speaks to the enormous power of the photographic image' - Herald 'A fabulous reference and source of inspiration, this book warrants a place on any photographer's bookshelf' - Black & White Photography 'A beautifully produced guided tour of some of the greatest photographic achievements of the last 150 years' - Royal Photographic Society Journal