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Autor: LIVINGSTON JANE
Editorial: TASCHEN
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ISBN: 3822893110
Reseña: A prolonged quiet unfolding of genius is what Jane Livingston chief curator of the Corcoran Gallery of Art calls the first century of National Geographic photography. Striving to portray our planets remarkably diverse people creatures and landscapes four generations of Geographic photographers have made their work an indelible part of our culture. When the Corcoran Gallery of Art one of the nations leading photographic museums decided to organize an exhibition celebrating the National Geographic Societys centennial their curators were granted complete access to the Societys formidable archives. The Art of Photography at National Geographic companion to the museum exhibition presents 289 silver prints autochromes and full-color images from the Societys collections. Never before have the photographs in The Art of Photography been showcased as art half of these works by 158 leading 19th- and 20th-century photographers are published here for the first time. The Art of Photography moves from the somber grace of early masterpieces like Henri Bechards depictions of carved wooden balconies in Cairo to the insightful humor of recent works like Chris Johns portrait of two Canadians watching TV in a junked 1940s sedan. Subjects and treatments range across space and time from the first undersea photograph to a shot of the moon taken by an Apollo 17 crew member and portray the human experience as a Havasupai Indian cradles her infant and a Peruvian shepherd boy mourns the loss of his sheep. In their commitment to telling the story Geographic photographers have developed techniques and aesthetic standards which give their work a special place in the history of American photography. Seemingly effortless technical mastery - in which these photographic pioneers have always excelled - has been invaluable in capturing the rare the ancient the elusive and the endangered. Jane Livingstons perceptive introduction traces the history of photography at National Geographic and defines the Societys unique contribution to photographic art. The Art of Photography reproduces every image from the exhibition in full frame and full color. Identifying captions for each image are supplemented by additional information and artists biographies in the books appendix. A milestone in the appreciation of photography The Art of Photography imparts the familiar pleasures of National Geographic - a fresh view of our worlds countries creatures and cultures woven into a rich and wondrous tapestry.
