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This encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of photography. Although the editors state that it is geared toward "the young reader," it is more appropriate for students at the high-school level and above, as well as general readers. Reference librarians who need a source for information about photographers and photographic processes, definitions, and the history of the art of photography will find this a handy tool.
Entries are arranged alphabetically. Most are biographical, covering not only photographers from James Abbe to Francesca Woodman but also important curators, dealers, collectors, critics, inventors, and others, as well as some artists, such as David Hockney and Andy Warhol, "whose work encompassed photography to such an extent as to warrant their inclusion." The biographical entries range in length from three or four paragraphs to just under a page. Other entries, much briefer, cover equipment, materials, processes, techniques, and other related terms. See also references are indicated by bold type. Following the entries are a list of awards and an annotated bibliography. There are also listings of booksellers, films by and about photography and photographers, galleries, magazines, manufacturers, museums, and Pulitzer Prize^-winning photographers, 1942^-1998. Finally, there is a time line that begins with the fifth century B.C. description by Greek philosophers of the optical principles of the camera obscura. The outstanding feature of the encyclopedia is the photographs--nearly 100 portraits of photographers ranging from Berenice Abbott to Garry Winogrand, taken by the volume's authors, and hundreds more major or representative black-and-white photographs, some spread over two pages. The quality of the photographs is excellent, the text is crisp, and the layout is clean.
Although some of the entries are simplistic (perhaps to accommodate the "young reader" defined as the target audience), most are clear, practical, and helpful. This encyclopedia contains a great deal of information that is not readily accessible in one place. It would be an excellent purchase for small to medium-sized libraries that want an inexpensive, comprehensive photography resource.
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