{"product_id":"greater-american-camera-by-monica-bravo-9780300253634","title":"Greater American Camera","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographers Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, Paul Strand, and Helen Levitt were among the U.S. artists who travelled to Mexico during the interwar period seeking a community more receptive to the radical premises of modern art. Looking closely at the work produced by these four artists in Mexico, \u003cem\u003eGreater American Camera\u003c\/em\u003e examines the vital role of exchanges between the expatriates and their Mexican contemporaries in forging a new photographic style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMonica Bravo offers fresh insights concerning Weston’s friendship with Diego Rivera; Modotti’s images of labour, which she published alongside the writings of the Stridentists; Strand’s engagement with folk themes and the work of composer Carlos Chávez; and the influence of Manuel Álvarez Bravo on Levitt’s contributions to a New World surrealism. Exploring how these dialogues resulted in a distinct kind of modernism characterised by inter-American interests, the book reveals the ways in which cross-border collaboration shaped a new “greater American” aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470758822124,"sku":"9780300253634","price":131.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300253634-greater-american-camera.jpg?v=1775225751","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/greater-american-camera-by-monica-bravo-9780300253634","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}