Photography and politics in America : from the New Deal into the Cold War
Title:
Photography and politics in America : from the New Deal into the Cold War
Author:
Bezner, Lili Corbus.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Baltimore, Md. : J. Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Physical Description:
xiv, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places Sante Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia."
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction: What is documentary photography? -- "Where do we go from here?": The demise of the Photo League, 1947-1951 -- Coming in from the cold: Sid Grossman's Life in the League -- Subtle subterfuge: The flawed nobility of Edward Steichen's Family of Man -- Robert Frank: The only game in town? -- Postscript: The triumph of American photographic expressionism.
ISBN:
9780801861871
Format :
Book
