Photography (World of Art)

A Concise History

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'It would be hard to name another general work on photography that manages to be so stimulating' <i>Art and Artists</i>

Surveys of photography usually provide little more than a history of the technical developments of the medium. Here is a concise critical history which explains by what criteria we can judge one photograph to be better than another, what is special about the photographic recording of images, what is, in fact the essence of photography in itself and in relation to the other visual arts.

This brilliant study provides a unique guide to the critical issues through the example of the greatest photographers in the world, from Fox Talbot, the father of photography, to the masters of today.

Includes a detailed bibliography and chronology.
Extent: 248 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 136
Publication date: 1981-11-09
Size: 21.0 x 14.9 cm
ISBN: 9780500201879

Press Reviews

Essential reading for anyone… with an interest in the visual media, as well as for purveyors of the photographic image
British Book News

It would be hard to name another general work on photography that manages to be so stimulating
Art and Artists



About the Author

Ian Jeffrey is a writer and art historian. He is the author of several illustrated books on the history of photography.

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