The Photobook

From Talbot to Ruscha and Beyond

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, General Art, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Photobook by , Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780857735454
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 1, 2012
Imprint: I.B. Tauris Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780857735454
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 1, 2012
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Language: English

The photograph found a home in the book before it won for itself a place on the gallery wall. Only a few years after the birth of photography, the publication of Henry Fox Talbot's The Pencil of Nature heralded a new genre in the history of the book, one in which the photograph was the primary vehicle of expression and communication, or stood in equal if sometimes conflicted partnership with the written word.

In this book, practicing photographers and writers across several fields of scholarship share a range of fresh approaches to reading the photobook, developing new ways of understanding how meaning is shaped by an image's interaction with its text and context and engaging with the visual, tactile and interactive experience of the photobook in all its dimensions. Through close studies of individual works, the photobook from fetishised objet d'art to cheaply-printed booklet is explored and its unique creative and cultural contributions celebrated.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The photograph found a home in the book before it won for itself a place on the gallery wall. Only a few years after the birth of photography, the publication of Henry Fox Talbot's The Pencil of Nature heralded a new genre in the history of the book, one in which the photograph was the primary vehicle of expression and communication, or stood in equal if sometimes conflicted partnership with the written word.

In this book, practicing photographers and writers across several fields of scholarship share a range of fresh approaches to reading the photobook, developing new ways of understanding how meaning is shaped by an image's interaction with its text and context and engaging with the visual, tactile and interactive experience of the photobook in all its dimensions. Through close studies of individual works, the photobook from fetishised objet d'art to cheaply-printed booklet is explored and its unique creative and cultural contributions celebrated.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Chick 'n' Pug by
Cover of the book Making Human Rights Intelligible by
Cover of the book Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed by
Cover of the book Every Game is an Island by
Cover of the book Bloomsbury Reader in Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religion by
Cover of the book Sod it! Eat Well by
Cover of the book Movie Stunts & Special Effects by
Cover of the book Blue Labour by
Cover of the book The Ginger Griffin by
Cover of the book Representing Genocide by
Cover of the book Shhh! Don't Wake the Royal Baby! by
Cover of the book On Blondes by
Cover of the book Apostles of Revolution by
Cover of the book Antigone by
Cover of the book Six Characters Looking For An Author by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy