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Richly illustrated with over 400 reproductions, the book charts the medium from its invention through its participation in international art movements such as Pictorialism and modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt offers a fresh lens through which to appreciate works of exceptional significance, surprise, and influence, encouraging creative new readings. Beginning with an in-depth introduction, the book includes eight chapters of full-colour plates, each introduced by a short essay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMasterworks by photographers such as Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Nadar, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Henry Fox Talbot, August Sander, Edward Steichen and Carleton Watkins appear alongside lesser-known gems and vernacular forms of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464149385452,"sku":"9781633450288","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781633450288-photography-at-moma-1840-1920.jpg?v=1775038566"},{"product_id":"arbus-friedlander-winogrand-by-sarah-hermanson-meister-9780870709555","title":"Arbus \/ Friedlander \/ Winogrand","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1967, The Museum of Modern Art presented New Documents, a landmark exhibition organised by John Szarkowski that brought together a selection of works by three photographers whose individual achievements signalled the artistic potential for the medium in the 1960s and beyond: Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander, and Garry Winogrand. Though largely unknown at the time, these three photographers are now universally acknowledged as artists of singular talent within the history of photography. The exhibition articulated a profound shift in the landscape of 20th-century photography, and interest in the exhibition has only continued to expand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet, until now, there has been no publication that captures its content. Published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the exhibition, \u003cem\u003eArbus Friedlander Winogrand\u003c\/em\u003e features full-page reproductions of the 94 photographs included in the exhibition, along with Szarkowski's original wall text, press release, installation views and an abundance of archival material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEssays by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister and critic Max Kozloff, who originally reviewed the exhibition for \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e in 1967, critically situate the exhibition and its reception, and examine its lasting influence on the field of photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595693965548,"sku":"9780870709555","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780870709555-arbus-friedlander-winogrand.jpg?v=1777902830"},{"product_id":"dorothea-lange-words-pictures-by-sarah-hermanson-meister-9781633451049","title":"Dorothea Lange: Words + Pictures","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTowards the end of her life, Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965) remarked that \"all photographs—not only those that are so-called 'documentary,' and every photograph really is documentary and belongs in some place, has a place in history—can be fortified by words.\" Though Lange's career is widely heralded, this connection between words and pictures has received scant attention. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this catalogue provides a fresh approach to some of her best-known and beloved photographs, highlighting the ways in which these images first circulated in magazines, government reports, books, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn introductory text by curator Sarah Hermanson Meister will be followed by plates organized according to \"words\" from a variety of sources that expand our understanding of the photographs. 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