The Photographs of Ralston Crawford (First Edition)

Davis, Keith F.

ISBN 10: 0300241364 / ISBN 13: 9780300241365

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 2018

About this Item

New Haven, Yale, 2018. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Fine/issued without jacket. A pristine unread copy, still in original shrink-wrap. Distributed for The Hall Family Foundation in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (10/26/1804/07/19) This volume is one in a series based on the HallMark Photographic Collection at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Director's foreword by Julian Zugazagoitia. Size: 11 1/4 x 11 1/4. 203 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Photographs of Ralston Crawford (First Edition)
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300241364
• ISBN 13: 9780300241365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography

About this title

Synopsis

Best known for his modernist paintings and prints, the multitalented artist Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) maintained a deep and intensive interest in photography throughout his career, using the camera as a tool of both documentary and artistic expression. This exquisitely produced publication provides a fresh, comprehensive look at Crawford’s photographs from 1938 through the mid-1970s, including both well-known works and previously unpublished images. Some of his photographic images served as the basis for paintings and prints, but many more were made for their own sake as photographs, capturing a wide variety of subjects, from pristine industrial forms to the vibrant street life and musical culture of New Orleans. This volume locates Crawford’s photographic production in the context of his overall artistic career and within the creative currents of his time, enhancing our understanding of Crawford as an artist and serving as the best and most up-to-date study of his photographs. 
 

Distributed for The Hall Family Foundation in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
(10/26/18–04/07/19)

About the Author

Keith F. Davis is senior curator of photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City.