Photograms Of The Year 1929: The Annual Review For 1929 Of The World's Pictorial Photographic Work
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Missing plates XLI, XLII, XLVII & XLVIII.
A landmark annual publication in the world of pictorial photography, Photograms of the Year 1929 presents a comprehensive survey of the finest photographic art produced across the globe during 1929, curated and edited by one of the era's most respected figures in photographic criticism. Serving as both a showcase and a critical record, it assembles an authoritative selection of images that illustrate the aesthetic ideals and technical achievements defining pictorialism at the close of the 1920s. The tone is authoritative and celebratory, reflecting the confidence of a photographic community that regarded the camera as a legitimate instrument of fine art. Accompanying the plates, editorial commentary argues for the artistic merit of photography and chronicles the evolving trends, techniques, and international movements shaping the medium. A rare and invaluable primary source, this annual stands as an essential document for historians, collectors, and enthusiasts of early twentieth-century photographic art.
Author: F. J. Mortimer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1929, Iliffe & Sons Limited
Genre: Photography
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Missing plates XLI, XLII, XLVII & XLVIII.
A landmark annual publication in the world of pictorial photography, Photograms of the Year 1929 presents a comprehensive survey of the finest photographic art produced across the globe during 1929, curated and edited by one of the era's most respected figures in photographic criticism. Serving as both a showcase and a critical record, it assembles an authoritative selection of images that illustrate the aesthetic ideals and technical achievements defining pictorialism at the close of the 1920s. The tone is authoritative and celebratory, reflecting the confidence of a photographic community that regarded the camera as a legitimate instrument of fine art. Accompanying the plates, editorial commentary argues for the artistic merit of photography and chronicles the evolving trends, techniques, and international movements shaping the medium. A rare and invaluable primary source, this annual stands as an essential document for historians, collectors, and enthusiasts of early twentieth-century photographic art.