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Reading American Photographs: Images as History-Mathew Brady to Walker Evans
Contributor(s): Trachtenberg, Alan (Author)

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 ISBN: 0374522499     ISBN-13: 9780374522490
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 1990
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Annotation: Winner of the Charles C. Eldredge Prize
In this book, Alan Trachtenberg reinterprets some of America's most significant photographs, presenting them not as static images but rather as rich cultural texts suffused with meaning and historical content." Reading American Photographs" is lavishly illustrated with the work of such luminaries as Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, and Walker Evans--pictures that document the American experience from 1839 to 1938. In an outstanding analysis, Trachtenberg eloquently articulates how the art of photography has both followed and shaped the course of American history, and how images captured decades ago provocatively illuminate the present.

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BISAC Categories:
- Photography | History
- History | Historiography
Dewey: 770.973
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" L (1.10 lbs) 352 pages
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Winner of the Charles C. Eldredge Prize

In this book, Alan Trachtenberg reinterprets some of America's most significant photographs, presenting them not as static images but rather as rich cultural texts suffused with meaning and historical content. Reading American Photographs is lavishly illustrated with the work of such luminaries as Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, and Walker Evans--pictures that document the American experience from 1839 to 1938. In an outstanding analysis, Trachtenberg eloquently articulates how the art of photography has both followed and shaped the course of American history, and how images captured decades ago provocatively illuminate the present.

Contributor Bio(s): Trachtenberg, Alan: - Alan Trachtenberg is the Neil Gray, Jr. Professor Emeritus of English and American studies at Yale University, where he taught for thirty-five years. His books include Shades of Hiawatha and Lincoln's Smile and Other Enigmas.
 
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