How to read a photograph : understanding, interpreting and enjoying the great photographers / Ian Jeffrey, Max Kozloff.

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Jeffrey, Ian [author]

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TextPublication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2008.Description: 383 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmContent type:

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9780500287842
0500287848

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Summary: "Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated primer on the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background to the images and their creators. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill Brandt, Henri Cariter-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, highlight styles and movements throughout the history of the medium. Each entry includes a biography along with an illuminating discussion of key works and ample contextual information, making this book the ideal gallery companion for photography aficionados everywhere."-- Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Course reserves
Reserve - Overnight loan	CYA Library Reserve	770 JEF (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000010575		Vanderpool, Jeff

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Includes index.

"Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated primer on the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background to the images and their creators. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill Brandt, Henri Cariter-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, highlight styles and movements throughout the history of the medium. Each entry includes a biography along with an illuminating discussion of key works and ample contextual information, making this book the ideal gallery companion for photography aficionados everywhere."-- Publisher's description.