Photographs: George Eastman House, Rochester, NY (Klotz) (Paperback)

~ George Eastman House (Author), Therese Mulligan (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Nowadays, most top art museums have a photography department, with areas of specialization mainly determined by large accessions from recent years. The George Eastman House predates nearly all of these institutions--and is likely the world's best museum devoted specifically to the photographic medium and its technology and apparatuses. The comprehensiveness of this collection is its most impressive quality, reflecting the broad approach to collecting favored during the tenure of director Beaumont Newhall, as well as the acquisition of some big private collections decades ago. Edited by Eastman House curators, this book is both a reasonably complete history of photography and a catalog of the show celebrating the museum's 50th anniversary. It's a brilliantly curated selection of 743 photographs chosen to represent museum holdings 500 times that number. Almost bricklike in size and shape, it contains small but beautifully printed images so wide-ranging in scope that they serve as a surpassingly fine armature on which to hang the straightforward text--a retelling of photographic history from the days of Daguerre to now. An outstanding, affordable title; recommended for all collections.
-Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

This volume shows in chronological order the most impressive images and the most important developments in the art of light that is photography. Display at the George Eastman House through March 12, 2000. 743 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 766 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; illustrated edition edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822870730
• ISBN-13: 978-3822870730
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,440,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars As an old photo reference, this is great!, January 10, 2008

By	Jane Bucci "Artist -- Still Living" (Springfield, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved the huge scope of this small, very chunky book!
So many, many old visual favorites are here.
I use this and books like it for reference when creating art work, and this is one of my favorites!