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Picturing Toronto
Sarah Bassnett
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Description for Picturing Toronto
An innovative study on photography's role in the liberal reform of early twentieth-century Toronto. Series: McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 84 photos. BIC Classification: AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 265 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1252.
In 1911, when Arthur Goss was hired as Toronto's first official photographer, the city was at a critical juncture. Industry expansion and population growth produced pressing concerns about housing shortages, sanitation, and the health and welfare of citizens. Dispelling popular misconceptions, Picturing Toronto demonstrates that Goss and other photographers did not simply document the changing conditions of urban life - their photography contributed to the development of modern Toronto and shaped its inhabitants. Drawing on archival sources from the early twentieth century, Sarah Bassnett investigates how a range of groups, including the municipal government, social reformers, and the press, ... Read more
In 1911, when Arthur Goss was hired as Toronto's first official photographer, the city was at a critical juncture. Industry expansion and population growth produced pressing concerns about housing shortages, sanitation, and the health and welfare of citizens. Dispelling popular misconceptions, Picturing Toronto demonstrates that Goss and other photographers did not simply document the changing conditions of urban life - their photography contributed to the development of modern Toronto and shaped its inhabitants. Drawing on archival sources from the early twentieth century, Sarah Bassnett investigates how a range of groups, including the municipal government, social reformers, and the press, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Series
McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Art History
Number of Pages
228
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773546714
SKU
V9780773546714
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About Sarah Bassnett
Sarah Bassnett is associate professor of art history at Western University.
Reviews for Picturing Toronto
"Picturing Toronto offers a visually compelling look at the history of Toronto in its quest for modernity, and offers a glimpse into how a new form of technology could be a transformative force in a rapidly evolving city." Spacing