Folk Photography - The American Real-Photo Postcard 1905-1930
Author(s): Luc Sante
A penetrating analysis of the real-photo postcard phenomenon of the early 1900s. These cards depict the now vanished world of small-town America, but also represent a pivotal stage in the evolution of photography. Their head-on style inherits something of the plain aesthetic of the Civil War photographers, while anticipating the great 1930s documentary artists such as Walker Evans. Fusing his skills as a chronicler of early 20th-century America, a historian of photography and a keen critic, Sante shows how these postcards offer a revealing 'self-portrait of the American nation'.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Yeti Publishing
- : Yeti Publishing
- : 0.612
- : 01 July 2010
- : 203mm X 222mm X 15mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Luc Sante
- : Paperback
- : 770.973
- : near fine
- : 159
- : illustrations