Viewpoints

Kristen Gresh, Anne E. Havinga

ISBN 10: 0878468676 / ISBN 13: 9780878468676

Published by Museum of Fine Arts,Boston, US, 2019

About this Item

Over the course of the twentieth century, photography evolved as an art form while serving as an eyewitness to social, cultural and political change. This book presents some seventy-five iconic images that came to define their times, and explores the stories behind the moments they recorded and the photographers who captured them. Among these beautifully reproduced images - many from unique vintage prints - are powerful visual testimonies of Depression-era America, politically engaged street photography, definitive celebrity portraits, celebrations of the performing arts, harrowing visions of war and compelling depictions of the Civil Rights movement. Drawing on the unparalleled Howard Greenberg Collection, recently acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Viewpoints invites us to take a fresh look at celebrated photographs by such masters of the medium as Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks and Edward Steichen.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780878468676

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Viewpoints
• Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston, US
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878468676
• ISBN 13: 9780878468676
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1400 grams

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Synopsis

A gorgeously printed panorama of the 20th century’s defining photographs

Over the course of the 20th century, photography evolved as an art form while serving as an eyewitness to social, cultural and political change. This book presents more than 80 significant images―many from unique vintage prints―that came to define their times, and invites us to take a fresh look at celebrated photographs by such masters of the medium as Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Consuelo Kanaga, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks and Edward Steichen.

Drawing on the unparalleled Howard Greenberg Collection―446 photographs recently acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston―Viewpoints brings to vivid life the transformative power of photography, and invites the reader into a collection assembled with a connoisseur's eye by a former photographer who is also a gallery dealer and a strong advocate for artists.