20th Century Photography - TASCHEN

Images of the century (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) The history of photography began some 150 years ago but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection from which this book is drawn is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world constituting the core of the museum's holdings. This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage all of the major movements and genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs. From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer with descriptive texts and photographers' biographical details providing a comprehensive and indispensable overview of 20th century photography.

TITLE: 20th Century Photography

AUTHOR: TASCHEN

SKU: 9783822840832

PUBLISHER: Taschen GmbH

DATE PUBLISHED: 24/06/2005

PLACE PUBLISHED: Germany

PAGES: 760

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 145 mm x 195 mm x 50 mm

WEIGHT: 1447 gr