One Hundred Photographs [Hardcover]

Bruce Bernard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2002

In 1996 Bruce Bernard was commissioned to create a collection of photographs for an eminent private collector. After several years of trawling through galleries, art fairs and auction houses he settled on 100 images that "truly stimulated and satisfied" him. One of the leading picture editors of his generation and celebrated for his unique eye, knowledge and judgement of photography, Bruce Bernard has created a collection that emphasizes the magic of the medium - through work of the great figures of the 19th century, to snapshots, taken by amateurs, the genius of Andre Kertesz and the impassioned photo reportage of Weegee. This timeless selection offers a unique insight into photography. It also demonstrates Bruce's love and respect for photography and his unparalleled ability to identify pictures that are imbued with sensitivity, humanity and intelligence.

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About the Author

Bruce Bernard was Picture Editor of the Sunday Times Magazine from 1972 to 1980 and visual arts editor of the Saturday Independent Magazine for its first four years between 1988 and 1992. In 1996 he curated the exhibition 'All Human Life' at the Barbican Centre, and in 1999 edited the bestselling and award winning Century - the culmination of his thirty years' experience, before his death in 2000. Mark Haworth-Booth is Curator for Photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press; First Edition edition (October 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714842788
• ISBN-13: 978-0714842783
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ONE HUNDRED DISCOVERIES, November 10, 2003

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Michael More "CAMERA ARTS" (Santa Fe, New Mexico United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Hundred Photographs (Hardcover)

CAMERA ARTS magazine, 2003

This book follows the format of Looking at Photographs, John Szarkowski's 1973 catalog of 100 pictures: picture on the right and a small block of explanatory text on the right.

Bernard (1928-2000) was a picture editor for British magazines who was hired by a private client to assemble a great collection. This book turns us into that wealthy patron.

There is no way Bernard could have purchased 100 pictures to equal those icons Szarkowski selected from the photo collection at the Museum of Modern Art.

But that plays to the collection's advantage. Most of these pictures we've never seen before, and for the most part they're terrific. Here's a photo of Duke Ellington "conducting with his legs." Here's a breathtaking seascape by Harry Callahan. And, oh yes: here are three panels from 1941 that combine to form a short filmstrip documenting a genre known as "cheesecake."

Bernard had an eye for the fresh discovery. His frank, witty preface is fun to read. Mark Hayworth-Booth (the photo curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London) has supplied astute comments for all the pictures, as well as a brief biography of Bernard, "a picture editor of the highest talent."