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Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography [Paperback]

Peter Galassi (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art; 1st wraps edition (December 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870702548
ISBN-13: 978-0870702549
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #465,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !!, January 12, 2009

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This review is from: Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography (Hardcover)

This is a book that looks at the image culture before photography. It is full of visual references, paintings in this case and their influences on the early stages of photography. A very interesting book for those into visual culture.

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