artistic photography

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The J. Paul Getty Museum handbook of the photographs collection

1995
A catalog of over 200 works from the photography collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, featuring pieces dating from the early 1800s to the mid-1970s.

The last decade

the emergence of art photography in the 1890s
1984

Faces of the twentieth century

master photographers and their work
1998
Presents a selection of works by twenty notable twentieth-century photographers, and includes a portrait, as well as excerpts from interviews with each featured artist.

Talking pictures

people speak about the photographs that speak to them
1994

Icons of photography

the 20th century
1999
Presents reproductions of some of the finest work of ninety twentieth-century photographers, and includes comments on their lives and work. Arranged chronologically.

From the heart

the power of photography, a collector's choice
1998

Why people photograph

selected essays and reviews
1994
A collection of essays by Robert Adams that emphasize the importance of photography as art, with critical commentary on the works of various photographers from around the world.

Carrie Mae Weems

recent work, 1992-1998
1998

Pinhole photography

rediscovering a historic technique
2000
Discusses the importance of the pinhole in the history of art and science; explores the revival of the pinhole in art in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s; and explains the techniques of pinhole photography.

The mind's eye

writings on photography and photographers
1999
A collection of writings in which Henri Cartier-Bresson reflects on various aspects of photography.

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