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The Theatre of the Face
Max Kozloff
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Description for The Theatre of the Face
Hardcover. An engaging history of portrait photography by one of the world's leading critics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 280 b&w., 70 col. photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJCP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 214 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1778.
An engaging and authoritative commentary on the history of portrait photography by one of the world's leading photography critics, this book provides a new perspective on the history of the medium through examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera, as well as the fascinating relationship between photographer and subject as revealed through the genre. Fully illustrated with over 300 Black and White and colour photographs, it covers a broad range of styles and movements from early portraitists such as Edward Sheriff Curtis to the well-known work of seminal figures including Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton and August Sander, as well as contemporary portraiture by Thomas Ruff, Philip Lorca ... Read more
An engaging and authoritative commentary on the history of portrait photography by one of the world's leading photography critics, this book provides a new perspective on the history of the medium through examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera, as well as the fascinating relationship between photographer and subject as revealed through the genre. Fully illustrated with over 300 Black and White and colour photographs, it covers a broad range of styles and movements from early portraitists such as Edward Sheriff Curtis to the well-known work of seminal figures including Walker Evans, Cecil Beaton and August Sander, as well as contemporary portraiture by Thomas Ruff, Philip Lorca ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714843728
SKU
V9780714843728
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99-15
About Max Kozloff
Max Kozloff is one of the leading photography critics working today, and the recipient of numerous prizes and fellowships. Formerly the editor of Art Forum, he is a prolific writer whose contribution includes the first monograph on Jasper Johns, a book of collected essays entitled, Photography and Fascination (1978), two further books of essays on the medium, a study of ... Read more
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