An engaging history of portrait photography by one of the world's leading critics. An engaging and authoritative commentary on the history of portrait photography by one of the world's leading photography critics, this book provides a new perspective on the history of the medium through examining the personalities both behind and in front of the camera, as well as the fascinating relationship between photographer and subject as revealed through the genre. It covers a broad range of styles and movements from early portraitists such as Edward Sheriff Curtis to the well-known work of seminal figures including Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon and August Sander, as well as contemporary portraiture by Thomas Ruff, Philip Lorca diCorcia and Cindy Sherman. This book will be an essential title for critics, students of photography, photography enthusiasts, or anyone with a general interest in portraiture.
In this third collection of Max Kozloff's essays on photography, first published in 1994 and now available again, he shows himself to be one of the most provocative and stimulating critics of a medium that permeates every aspect of life in the late twentieth century. He comments here on everything from portraits by Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon to war photography and views of the toxic landscape to an ad for English muffins.Kozloff is both respectful of the power of photography and unintimidated by its pervasiveness, tackling the questions raised by new technologies and digitized imagery while his interest in popular culture keeps him firmly grounded in the present. This is criticism at its best, both entertaining and enlightening.Reemphasizes that he does the traditional, primary, close-viewing better than almost anyone.... Even his essay titles are alluring -- 'The Family of Nan, ' 'Bad News from Epic Landscapes, ' 'Hapless Figures in an Artificial Storm, ' 'The Dream Mill in the History of Photography.' -- pARTS Journal
Most of these photographers were Jewish. New York: Capital of Photography examines their responses to their environment in the context of a Jewish sensibility, as manifested especially by the depiction of viewer-viewed relationships in the public - and not so public - spaces of the city. This book recognizes and newly analyzes the influence of Jewish consciousness on the photographic vision of a great metropolis."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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