The Dog in Photography 1839-Today Contributor(s): Merritt, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 3836567474 ISBN-13: 9783836567473 Publisher: Taschen OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals |
Series: Bibliotheca Universalis |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.7" W x 7.8" (2.34 lbs) 680 pages |
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Publisher Description: In celebration of the world's favorite animal, we bring you over 400 photographs of or about dogs. With pictures from the 19th century to today, the collection includes works by Man Ray, Eric Fischl, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donna Ruskin, Fatima NeJame, Vincent Versace, and of course Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman. Together, their pictures, unique in style but united in canine affection, are testimony if ever there was one that dogs are not only best friends, but also pure photographic inspiration. Forget #dogsofinstagram, this is real canine art, showing how the camera has been key witness to dogs in all their diversity, character, and friendship, from pensive pooch portraits to four-pawed action shots. As intellectually as it is visually stimulating, the book includes captivating essays tracing the presence of dogs in the history of photography and their relationship with humans across the decades. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe |
Contributor Bio(s): Merritt, Raymond: - Raymond Merritt is a senior partner of the New York law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher and a member of the Executive Committee of the American Fund for UNICEF. He has been active in the photography world for over thirty years, serving as a trustee of the International Center of Photography, New York, and a member of the acquisitions committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Norton Museum, West Palm Beach. An avid collector, he has curated numerous photography exhibitions and edited several books on photography. He also served as a director of the SoHo Partnership and the Loyola Foundation. |