The history of photography : from 1839 to the present
by
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993.
Title
:
The history of photography : from 1839 to the present
Author
:
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993.
ISBN
:
9780870703805
9780870703812
9780436305078
9780436305085
Personal Author
:
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993.
Edition
:
Completely rev. and enl. ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Museum of Modern Art ; Boston : Distributed by New York Graphic Society Books, ©1982.
Physical Description
:
319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents
:
1. The Elusive Image -- 2. Invention -- 3. The Daguerreotype: The Mirror With a Memory -- 4. The Calotype: The Pencil of Nature -- 5. Portraits for the Million -- 6. Art Photography -- 7. "A New Form of Communication" -- 8. The Conquest of Action -- 9. Pictorial Photography -- 10. Straight Photography -- 11. In Quest of Form -- 12. Instant Vision -- 13. Documentary Photography -- 14. Photojournalism -- 15. In Color -- 16. New Directions.
Abstract
:
Traces the evolution of photography and offers vivid illustrations of technical innovations in this visual form of communication.
Subject Term
:
Photography -- History.
Electronic Access
:
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| VEGA Pretoria | General Books | 000009373 | 770.9 NEW | 1 |