A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter

Paul F. Walter; John Pultz

ISBN 10: 0870706284 / ISBN 13: 9780870706288

Published by The Museum of Modern Art, 1985

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Hardback book (136 pages)with 70 plates and 19 reference illustrations. Dust jacket has scuff marks top front left - small tear bottom of spine. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CHARGE. BOOKSELLER SINCE 1995 (LL-2A-Bottom-Up-L-Flat) rareviewbooks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Personal View: Photography in the Collection of Paul F. Walter
• Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870706284
• ISBN 13: 9780870706288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Well-illustrated
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Book by Paul F. Walter, John Pultz

Reviews

This addition to the literature celebrating fine private photographic collections presents 70 black-and-white images reproduced, one to a page, in luscious duotone. One finds images of India, Second Empire France, and recognized masterworks from the early 20th century. Pultz's essay surveys photographic connoisseurship and the way in which certain personal perceptions have informed private acquisition, ultimately enlarging our view of photohistory. Yet from this beautiful but indistinctive selection of photographs one does not get a strong sense of the content of Walter's ``vision.'' While the book does not break new ground, the deluxe presentation and the useful biographical and critical notes on the plates recommend it for photography and art collections. Ann Copeland, Drew Univ. Lib., Madison, N.J.
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