American Photography and the American Dream (Cultural Studies of the United States) - Hardcover

Guimond, James

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9780807819463: American Photography and the American Dream (Cultural Studies of the United States)
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ISBN 10: 0807819468 ISBN 13: 9780807819463
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr, 1991

Synopsis

Looks at how documentary photographers have contested the idea of the American dream, and discusses the work of Francis Benjamin Johnston, Lewis Hine, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, William Klein, Diane Arbus, and Robert Frank

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Book Description

"James Guimond offers a bold view of documentary photography as a means of challenging and questioning the American Dream throughout the 20th century."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

About the Author

James Guimond is professor of English and American studies and chair of the English department at Rider College.

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Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Pr
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807819468
ISBN 13 
9780807819463
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
341
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