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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

By:

Greenough, Sarah, 1951-

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2007Description: 294 p. : illus. ; 30 cmISBN:

9780894683435

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DDC classification:

770 GRE 22

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	770 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	non fiction		056152

Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-291) and index.

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.

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