Photographers of Genius at the Getty FROM THE PUBLISHER
Featuring thirty-eight of the most inventive photographers in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection, this richly illustrated publication marks twenty years of collecting photographs at the Museum. From Hippolyte Bayard's first forays into the new medium to Gustave Le Gray's arresting seascapes to Edward Weston's carefully composed nudes to Diane Arbus's portraits, the 114 photographs presented here demonstrate the influence of the art over 125 years from 1842 to 1967. This valuable survey not only brings together works by the best-known photographers of this time period but also contributes to the history of the medium by introducing several noteworthy nineteenth-century practitioners who have received very little attention to date.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
After collecting photographs for two decades, the J. Paul Getty Museum has assembled one of the finest collections in the world. Living up to its title, this catalog of a recent exhibition at the museum presents the work of 38 seminal photographers and beautifully reproduces images from its collection. Each of the selected artists was a pioneer in the field, and the photos and text both show the significant role he or she played in the medium's evolution. Naef, curator of photographs at the Getty Museum, has chosen to include many well-known artists, among them Julia Margaret Cameron, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz, August Sander, Andre Kertesz, and Henri Cartier-Bresson, but hasn't overlooked lesser-known figures like Anna Atkins and Camille Silvy. In addition to the numerous illustrations (60 color and 54 duotone), the book also features short historical essays that accompany three related images by each artist; this format gives it a cohesion not typically seen in an art-historical survey. Recommended for all collections.-Shauna Frischkorn, Millersville Univ., PA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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