23%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Realisms of Berenice Abbott: Documentary Photography and Political Action
Terri Weissman
€ 83.70
€ 64.45
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Realisms of Berenice Abbott: Documentary Photography and Political Action
Hardback. Though best known for her 1930s documentary images of New York City, this book examines a broad range of Berenice Abbott's work - including portraits from the 1920s, little known and uncompleted projects from the 1930s, and experimental science photography from the 1950s. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 80 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 824.
"The Realisms of Berenice Abbott" provides the first in-depth consideration of the work of photographer Berenice Abbott. Though best known for her 1930s documentary images of New York City, this book examines a broad range of Abbott's work - including portraits from the 1920s, little known and uncompleted projects from the 1930s, and experimental science photography from the 1950s. It argues that Abbott consistently relied on realism as the theoretical armature for her work, even as her understanding of that term changed over time and in relation to specific historical circumstances. But as Weissman demonstrates, Abbott's unflinching commitment to 'realist' ... Read more
"The Realisms of Berenice Abbott" provides the first in-depth consideration of the work of photographer Berenice Abbott. Though best known for her 1930s documentary images of New York City, this book examines a broad range of Abbott's work - including portraits from the 1920s, little known and uncompleted projects from the 1930s, and experimental science photography from the 1950s. It argues that Abbott consistently relied on realism as the theoretical armature for her work, even as her understanding of that term changed over time and in relation to specific historical circumstances. But as Weissman demonstrates, Abbott's unflinching commitment to 'realist' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
The Phillips Book Prize Series
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520266759
SKU
V9780520266759
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Terri Weissman
Terri Weissman is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and is a contributing editor to American Modern: Documentary Photography by Abbott, Evans, and Bourke-White (UC Press).
Reviews for The Realisms of Berenice Abbott: Documentary Photography and Political Action
"Complex and compelling... A model for future scholarship on both historical and contemporary photography."
Drew Sawyer History Of Photography "A fine book... Accounts for the look of Abbott's photographs in a way no one has done before." Oxford Art Journal "From a wealth of primary material, much of it long buried in archives and libraries, Weissman has created a ... Read more
Drew Sawyer History Of Photography "A fine book... Accounts for the look of Abbott's photographs in a way no one has done before." Oxford Art Journal "From a wealth of primary material, much of it long buried in archives and libraries, Weissman has created a ... Read more