The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson /
Greenough, Sarah, 1951-
The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Greenough and Diane Waggoner ; with Sarah Kennel and Matthew S. Witkovsky - Washington D.C. : Princeton, NJ : National Gallery of Art ; Princeton University Press, 2007 - 294 p. : illus. ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-291) and index.
Director's foreword / Earl A. Powell -- Introduction / Sarah Greenough -- Photographic amusement: 1888-1919 / Diane Waggoner -- Quick, casual, modern: 1920-1939 / Sarah Kennel -- Fun under the shade of the mushroom cloud: 1940-1959 / Sarah Greenough -- When the earth was square: 1960-1978 / Matthew S. Witkovsky -- Afterword / Robert E. Jackson.
The impact of the humble American snapshot has been anything but humble. Any American who takes a snapshot contributes to a compelling and influential genre. Since 1888, when George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera and roll film, the snapshot has not only changed everyday American life and memory; it has also changed the history of fine art.
9780894683435
Photography--History--United States--19th century--Exhibitions
Photography--History--United States--20th century--Exhibitions
770 GRE
The art of the American snapshot, 1888-1978 : from the collection of Robert E. Jackson / Sarah Greenough and Diane Waggoner ; with Sarah Kennel and Matthew S. Witkovsky - Washington D.C. : Princeton, NJ : National Gallery of Art ; Princeton University Press, 2007 - 294 p. : illus. ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-291) and index.
Director's foreword / Earl A. Powell -- Introduction / Sarah Greenough -- Photographic amusement: 1888-1919 / Diane Waggoner -- Quick, casual, modern: 1920-1939 / Sarah Kennel -- Fun under the shade of the mushroom cloud: 1940-1959 / Sarah Greenough -- When the earth was square: 1960-1978 / Matthew S. Witkovsky -- Afterword / Robert E. Jackson.
The impact of the humble American snapshot has been anything but humble. Any American who takes a snapshot contributes to a compelling and influential genre. Since 1888, when George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera and roll film, the snapshot has not only changed everyday American life and memory; it has also changed the history of fine art.
9780894683435
Photography--History--United States--19th century--Exhibitions
Photography--History--United States--20th century--Exhibitions
770 GRE
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