| Robert Adams: Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values Revised Edition Contributor(s): Adams, Robert (Photographer), Adams, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893813680 ISBN-13: 9780893813680 Publisher: Aperture OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2005 Annotation: Now in its third printing, Beauty In Photography is updated on the occasion of a major retrospective exhibition. Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Criticism - Photography | Individual Photographers - Essays |
| Dewey: 770.1 |
| LCCN: 88082874 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.5" W x 8.26" (0.48 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The eight essays in Beauty in Photography provide a critical appreciation of photography by one of its foremost proponents. The result is a rare book of criticism, alive to the pleasure and mysteries of true exploration. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Robert: - Robert Adams is a major figure in New Topographics movement known for his photographs of the modern American West. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships, the Spectrum International Prize for Photography, and the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize, his many books include: From the Missouri West (1980), Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values (1981), Our Lives and Our Children (1983), Summer Nights, Walking (1985), Los Angeles Spring (1986), and Perfect Times, Perfect Places (1988). Adams's work has been widely exhibited, including in a major retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. |