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Photography and Italy
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
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Description for Photography and Italy
Paperback. Photography and Italy is a beautifully illustrated photographic history, from its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Maria Antonella Pelizzari examines a wide range of images, from early tourist shots, through images of political struggle and armed conflict, to the photographic collages of Bruno Munari. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 176 pages, 65 colour illustrations, 51 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 192 x 18. Weight in Grams: 686.
Back in 1839, with the birth of the art of photography, Italy was not a country but a mosaic of competing states. Later in the nineteenth century the new nation became the focus of the photographic lens as archaeology and tourism took hold. Today, photographers document the country in views ranging in subject matter from industrial wastelands to crowded beaches. In this beautifully illustrated book Maria Antonella Pelizzari traces the history of photography in Italy from its beginnings to the present while also guiding us through the country's history. Pelizarri considers the role of photography in the formation of Italian ... Read more
Back in 1839, with the birth of the art of photography, Italy was not a country but a mosaic of competing states. Later in the nineteenth century the new nation became the focus of the photographic lens as archaeology and tourism took hold. Today, photographers document the country in views ranging in subject matter from industrial wastelands to crowded beaches. In this beautifully illustrated book Maria Antonella Pelizzari traces the history of photography in Italy from its beginnings to the present while also guiding us through the country's history. Pelizarri considers the role of photography in the formation of Italian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Exposures
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861897695
SKU
V9781861897695
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Ref
99-15
About Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Maria Antonella Pelizzari is Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Hunter College, New York. She is also the editor of Traces of India: Photography, Architecture and the Politics of Representation (2003).
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